by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | May 9, 2019
THE STRATEGY OF EXCAVATION, BRAND ARCHÆOLOGY AND JOURNAL WORK CREATIVE MAPPING THE JOURNEY OF BRAND FUTURITY THERE’S WHERE YOU ARE. WHERE YOU’VE BEEN. AND WHERE YOU’D LIKE TO BE. HOW COULD YOU GET THERE— IGNITING THE FUTURE? WHEN WE’RE STUDYING A CHALLENGE,...
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Apr 24, 2019
GO DEEP IN THE QUEST[ION] ––––––––––––––– IN THE ADVENTURING FOR THE DEEPER INSIGHT: WHAT IS BEHIND, WHAT’S BENEATH? WHAT’S BELOW THE EASILY SEEN THREAD OF AN IDEA? WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING—HOW ARE YOU LOOKING? IN THE LEGACY OF EXPLORATION, LOOKING FOR INSIGHTS,...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM | Mar 20, 2019
THE PERSONALIZATION OF BRANDS, THEIR ASSETS AND PRESENCE. HOW DO YOU PRESENT? HOW DO YOU SHOW UP? HOW ARE YOU PRESENT? Has anyone ever spoken to you about showing up? That is—when you show up, what happens? How do you present? In a manner, it all comes down to that...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts, Storytelling | Mar 13, 2019
A CLOUD OF MINDS, CROWDSOURCING IDEAS, INNOVATIONS AND DIRECTION: WHERE COULD YOU GO? AND HOW COULD YOU GET THERE? CUMULARITY AND MUSICALITY: THE THUNDERSTORM OF MINDS, A MUSICAL WHORLING TOWARDS THE NEW: NIMBUS NIMBLE, TORNADO TURNTABLE, STRATOS STRATEGY: I’ve...
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Mar 6, 2019
IN THE QUEST OF TRAVELING THE WORLD: EXPLORING SPELLS, BINDING AND BRAND MAGIC In an adventure of working around the world, one sees things differently in the layering and context of place. Different cultures approach brands in varying ways—to each, their own way of...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Places, Storytelling | Feb 27, 2019
DESIGNING PLACES: EXPLORING THE DEEP METAPHORS, SYMBOLS AND ARCHETYPES IN PLACES MADE RETHINKING EXPERIENCE STRATEGY In the journey of designing guest enchantment pathways, customer experience procession, there is one path to consider—step by step, what is the...
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Feb 14, 2019
BUILDING BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: CAUSE MARKETING, HUMANITARIAN BRAND-BUILDING AND CHARITABLE PROMOTIONS. I REALIZED, SOME TIME BACK, WORKING FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE, THAT BUILDING BEAUTIFUL BRANDS, HOLISTICALLY RICH, ROBUST AND BEAUTIFUL, VISUAL AND TEXTUALLY ARTICULATED...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Jan 31, 2019
THE DRAWING OF MOVIE LOGOS AS A STATEMENT IN THE ARTISAN INSIGHT: FROM MIND TO EYE TO HAND AND THE ILLUSTRATION OF LANGUAGE AND IDEALS. When I was in college, I didn’t really study conventional “graphic design,” in fact, I skipped it altogether. The module on...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands | Jan 16, 2019
IF THERE’S A QUEST TO CREATE A NEW SURFACE, RESKINNING IMAGINATION: THEN WHAT LIES BENEATH? In a recent set of workshops, working out of state, with a brand team and CEO, there was a journey into the deeper side of the brand’s essence—the “what does this brand really...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts | Jan 2, 2019
ISN’T IT SO THAT OUR JOURNEY IS A STRIDE TO FINDING? It’s the quest and questioning of—the something in and of ourselves—the walk and the wander that powers the light of our creativity, which is a spiritual path—since really, creativity is about spirit. And spirit =...
