by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Designers, Storytelling | Jan 30, 2010
A series on Human Brand | defining the inextricable link between people, founding vision and the brands that they produce. I’ve swung in and out of Vogue, with minimal amounts of work to do — precisely from a professional standpoint — with the...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Retail, Trends | Jan 27, 2010
Firescript: the hand, the drawing, the gesture and a legacy. I’ve got history on the concept of the tablet. Friends of mine, running hardware design at Microsoft – I told them – what about the idea of showing the art of what this hardware could be?...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Dec 25, 2009
Directing brand design and motion pictures | the framing of storytelling in hybrid contexts Tom Ford | The design of A Single Man It’s no secret that I’ve got an admiration for Tom Ford. Yet, interestingly enough, I only own his fragrances. However, the...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Motion Pictures | Dec 19, 2009
Early counsel: the strategy on brand identity, for one of the best motion picture brand developers in the world. A number of years, back, I had the opportunity to work with James Cameron and his marketing team on the conception of the Abyss. That being, in particular,...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Trends | Dec 3, 2009
Examining the principle of integrated marketing, experience design, and the semblance of the sentient. I’d start with this poetic assemblage. Memories reach back. They are the string from the now, to the then. They link where we are, what we are, to what...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Motion Pictures | Nov 20, 2009
Exploring design, art and imagination: motion picture branding, Tim Burton, and the legacy of Girvin identity and cinematic brand design. Tim Burton, MoMa, what a nice idea. As a designer for Tim Burton, I will offer that I never had the chance to meet him, work with...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Nov 14, 2009
Exemplars of Apple Messaging and Brand Product Events: Theatricality and entertainment marketing strategy in the presentation of ideas. Being one whose livelihood is wholly built on the premise of relevant content, delivery and entertainment — the concept of the...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, General, Scent | Oct 30, 2009
Tom Ford in Tokyo. Photo By Akiko Sameshima Exploring the human brand, story, product development, scent and visioning. Obviously, I’ve got a thing with Tom Ford. There are layers there. One, meeting him, talking to him, interviewing him — and learning...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, General | Oct 24, 2009
The mystical character of a man, a letter and an inspiration For a long time, I’ve been exploring the realm of the mysterious. Perhaps my whole life. But mystery is something that speaks to the character of that which is merely unseen. It is what is hidden....
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Oct 11, 2009
Brand strategy exploration: Yves Saint Laurent | Girvin: 2007 For a presentation on entrepreneurship, branding and emotional content to the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore GIRVIN’S FOCUS has been directed to the concept of brand development and...
