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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Designers, Storytelling | Aug 6, 2013
Designed Magic, Magic Designed. It’s been said that illustration, the real meaning of the word is a shining — to illustrate is “making bright.” But also — to purify. In a manner, thinking about illustration as a craft of communication... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers | Nov 12, 2013
The Opening of the Next Portal I went through the door from the darkened interior to the light. There is some historical significance to the door — I think of every door step as a metaphorical movement. The door is a symbol, like a window. It’s a movement... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Places, Storytelling | Aug 8, 2013
James Turrell, Designer in Light The Guggenheim | NYC We have a lot of history with the legacy of Turrell — and real history, in terms of what we’ve done for Seattle in introducing Seattle to his work. Only about 28 years ago. Deanna and I were taking a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Nov 15, 2011
THE STATE OF WOWNESS This is the first in a series of impressions — a gathering of images exploring interpretations of place, way-finding, presence and historical context; none of these images are raw — rather, each one has been tuned to emotional... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Feb 27, 2013
In the spirit of light, storytelling illumination. The character of what can be seen, in scene, the drama of Light. As an intensely curious person — a person that seeks out answers by finding the people that build things, do things, make things, one of my... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, Human brands, Places, Storytelling | Feb 15, 2013
The patterning of time and the Creative Journey The timing of pattern, the layering of story, the weaving of ideas, a tapestry unfurled. The work of living — is a rippling — a stone, cast, water bound, rippling, outwards. As those waves reach a shore, the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Places | Jan 28, 2013
There is a place, in a place, in a story in a story, a person in a person. And you could photograph that, the layering of these contents. Watch this, for more: http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/12/11?ecid=ema1993&CID I was thinking about the deeper, nascent power... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Trends | Dec 19, 2012
The immediate illustration of place and being. Finding the moment, in momentum Image above, an instant | Jakarta, Indonesia | Girvin I contemplate the instantaneous — and the drawing out of the drawn, the painted or scratched statement of the moment, closely... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Scent | Nov 14, 2012
The perfume of booze: strategy, story, packaging Partnering in Paris, Tokyo and NYC with Pierre Dinand, we talked about — and worked together on — the idea of enchanted containment, ideating iconic containers of concretized, luxurious value as being a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jul 3, 2024
The Quest for the New, in Remembering the Past Contemplations on brand innovation and evolution patterning I bought a new car in Portland, Oregon, and I recalled my days working down here. Time goes by. And back then, I was working with Lloyd Reynolds—and later, a... Read More
