Search results for: type design
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Brands, Storytelling | Dec 19, 2018
EXAMINING THE DEEP SPACE OFSOULFUL BRAND STRATEGY. W H A T I F? You were to think: “really—there’s something deeper, more profound, more magnetically, more soulfully powerful about the enterprise that I’m working on.” There’s more. Really? Perhaps you... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 22, 2018
THE VERY NATURE OF THE WORD CALLIGRAPHY PRESUMES BEAUTY, THE QUEST FOR A LETTER FOR WELL AND BEAUTIFULLY DRAWN—AND TO SOME, DISTINCT FROM LETTERING, WHICH IS MORE OF A BUILT FORM OF LETTER-MAKING. Make by hand, drawing letterforms is a foundational prelude to type... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism | Mar 28, 2018
THE STUDY OF THE PAST TO ROLL TO THE FUTURE: INVESTIGATING THE HERITAGE OF ART, ENERGY, MEANING, MEMORY AND CONTEXT IN THE WRITINGS OF HSIEH HO, 6TH CENTURY CHINESE ART CRITIC. It’s been said by one that “Energy is eternal delight.” William Blake As I keep working... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Aug 18, 2016
The study of the Fifth Century Legacy of Chinese Painting Scholar, Practitioner and Theorist: Hsieh Ho “Energy is eternal delight”. William Blake Earlier in my career, decades back, I was exposed to the study of classical Chinese art theory and its applications to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Retail, Trends | Sep 30, 2014
Brands, Logos, Communities Being in the business of design, and with a long history of work in the translation of the storytelling of brands into graphical interpretations, the logotype is at the center of brand style. And while there might be many layers of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Aug 1, 2018
THE STRATEGY OF DESIGNING MOTION PICTURE BRANDING. THERE’S A PATTERN LANGUAGE, WHICH IS SENSUALLY INTERMINGLED. IT IS DESIGN, PLACE-MAKING, CHARACTERIZATIONS, CINEMATIC STYLE, SOUND DESIGN, MUSIC. ALL ARE PART OF THE TELLING. To that telling: how is it that the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Nov 22, 2016
There is a legend, and there was once a mere story, about the Old American West — one that has transfixed the world. Who’s not compelled to admire some part of that storytelling? Or know some rawhide narrative, that has been shared — campfire round, out on the Range,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Places, Trends | Mar 21, 2008
For a number of years, I’ve been exploring the idea of patterning in design. Patterning in brand, patterning in architecture, patterned treatments in art. That ranges from the idea of using layering — and pattern — as a kind of subdued code in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Dec 27, 2009
GIRVIN: the early discovery of calligraphy and typographic design: stories, differentiation, craft and beauty. I had an early experience, a blessing, as a designer, working in NYC for the grand luminaries of design. Late 70s. What that meant was courage, perhaps more... Read More
