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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, Retail | Nov 21, 2019
50 YEARS, WALKING THE DREAM, BRAND STORYTELLING VISIONING IN THE MAN, THE BRAND: RALPH LAUREN This goes back, and it speaks to my own history at the beginnings of my career, which now sorts out to about 45 years. There was a meet-up, momentary and gracious, with Mr.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Cool People, Interior Design, Marketing 2.0, Places, Retail | Sep 19, 2018
SYNAESTHETIC EXPERIENTIALITY AND DESIGN LEADERSHIP As a journeyer of decades of design, all over the world, and in partnering with many adepts in that journey, it’s interesting to study different models of design leadership. There are collaborators and team-builders,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Trends | Jul 18, 2018
THE QUEST FOR SOUL IN TECH MARKETING. [above image by @dacarc] In the legacy of brand — strategy, design and the tactical implications of reach, expansion and expressionism, the exploration into brand and its etymology implies the quest for fire. Brand, as a seed... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Human brands, Retail | Aug 2, 2016
Dream what you Will. Visioning brand futures. I walk back, and I walk forward — looking at threading and the sutra of brand feelingness and emotionality. A brand gets to a point because it’s dreamed — there is a passioned promise state of premise and being — like with... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Storytelling | Jun 28, 2016
The Naming of Things THE MYSTICAL ROOTS OF THE DESIGNING AND VOICING OF NAMES. When you think about it, telling someone your name is either comfortable or proves an uneasiness. And sometimes, you might ask for the name of a person, and there is a pregnant moment of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 9, 2016
The Beauty of Rust Antiquity, Utility, Wabi Sabi and Beauty In one person’s eyes, as an object gets older, it cracks, it discolors — and it might rust. Okay, one approach — toss it out. Get rid of it. And contrary to that — another more classical line of thinking:... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling, Trends | Jan 1, 2010
Is it really about love, or it is about the affection effect? Branding and marketing strategies with love as the focus. Some thoughts: It’s been proffered that there’s an emerging phrasing of love in advertising and marketing promotion. I don’t think... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People | Oct 4, 2008
Panelists Anthony Battaglia, Claudia Cividino, Dawn Clark, Paul Terlizzi at Fashion Group International, NYC I’ve been looking at, and looking for, working on, true brands. Brands that are true. True brands can’t be invented, they must be made in the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 10, 2015
Capturing Ideas and Design Journeys iPad: Drafting creativity | Brand Cartography (iPhoneZenBrush) DIGITAL NOTEMAKING: THE CARTOGRAPHY OF DESIGN THINKING Doodles, scribbles, mapping and documentation: Brandquesting®, brand navigation and creative brand business... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 1, 2015
Spell-binding and the Magic of Nomenclature Strategies of Naming The Naming of Things THE MYSTICAL ROOTS OF THE GATHERING — AND CALLING — OF NAMES. What is your name? I can speak it not. Name me, and you hold my power. An ancient principle of vocalization... Read More
