by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Dec 30, 2022
THE EXPLORATION OF THE PERSONAL JOURNEY, FIREBRAND, STORYTELLING AND THE QUEST FOR THE NEXT, THE NEW, IN THE REFRESHED HORIZON. Each of us—we get out there—the farther reach beyond our circle. We walk out there, further, in some manner. To each, they take their own...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts | Dec 14, 2022
THE QUEST FOR DEEP METAPHORS IN SYMBOLIC PATTERNING, BRAND VISUAL LINGUISTICS In Paris, the above plaque was an installed signage in a small studio’s shopfront off the Seine, Rive Gauche. It was a place that I shared with Pierre Dinand, as a working collaborative lab,...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Designers, Interior Design | Nov 30, 2022
THE INTERIOR PATTERNED DESIGN LANGUAGE OF TALISMANIKA™ GIRVIN’S SYMBOLIC DESIGN SEQUENCING FOR INTERIORS, FURNITURE AND GRAPHICAL LANGUAGE IN PLACEMAKING. Any designer knows that a simple plane, an empty piece of paper, a coverless book, an empty package or the...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Retail | Nov 16, 2022
YOU MAKE YOUR WAY—IT’S YOUR MAPPING, YOU MARK THE WAY FORWARDS— A PATHWAY THAT YOU TAKE, AND YOU ACTIVATE YOUR FIRST STRIDE FORWARD. To get somewhere, it’s up to you to take the first step. That, of course, speaks to your life— the journey you’re on, what you’re...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Oct 27, 2022
Gunung Merapi, Java IN THE MYSTERY OF THE MIST OF FRAGRANCE Living where I live—here in the Pacific Northwest—I’m constantly ambling in the rain and mist; and I note that scent of place is invariably mist-borne. The ocean calls out many stories, carries many...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 20, 2022
INSPIRATIONS FOR CREATIVE ACTION, MESSAGING AND DESIGN | THE DEEP STORYTELLING OF THE SEA When I was a child, growing up in Spokane, there would be the occasional parental inquiry—“it’s time for the Opera—a vacation, and where would you like to go?” I had an answer,...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Oct 6, 2022
And the implications to brand, strategy and the target Image: Disney Marvel Studios In my history, working around brand space, there are inherently central points of business structure, key practices that boost the brand’s proposition—channel core offerings. The...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Sep 30, 2022
DURING THE QUEST FOR ANSWERS AND THE CLARITY OF A CERTIFIED PATHWAY, THE SEARCH FOR DIRECTIONS AND OUTCOMES, IT COULD BE SOMETHING OF A MEANDER—A WANDER. Creativity is rarely straight, but not all that wander are lost. Speaking to a client about their product delivery...
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts | Sep 15, 2022
IN THE RING—THE STANCE, THE FOCUS, THE BALANCE AND THE SPEED. I tend to think about everything as a metaphorical expression—there’s a poem, everywhere; there’s a story behind everything; there is something which lies beneath—and it’s worth looking in, listening,...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Sep 1, 2022
IN THE HISTORY OF GIRVIN’S THEATRICAL BRANDING, THERE’S A STORY IN A STORY, A DESIGN INSIDE A DESIGN, A LAYERING OF INTENTIONS INSIDE THE OUTREACH. Working around the notion of illustrating a certain trail of cinematic storytelling, as a theatrical branding design...
