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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Dec 15, 2016
The Alphabet and Evocation; drawing the letter; voicing the calling. Like anyone, I look for inspiration where I can get it. Even a letter. I got a note from some friends at the Oxford English Dictionary. It was about this word: “abracadabra” — and perhaps you’ve got... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Dec 6, 2016
AT THE HEART OF THE EARTH, FINDING THE SOUL OF SCENT. When I think about perfume, I invariably go dark, deep, underground, forested root and wood-bound, roughshod and animalic — the low notes, the bass, the lower boom of perfume. Even as a teenager, some decades back,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Nov 22, 2016
There is a legend, and there was once a mere story, about the Old American West — one that has transfixed the world. Who’s not compelled to admire some part of that storytelling? Or know some rawhide narrative, that has been shared — campfire round, out on the Range,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Scent | Oct 21, 2016
IN THE JOURNEY OF TIME,WELL-KEPT AND STUDIED, STILL: THERE IS SOMETHING MORE TO THE MEMORY OF PLACE-MAKING — THE PLACES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN, WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN AND TOUCHED, TASTED AND HEARD — AND STILL, WHAT HOLDS THE HEART MOST IS THE SENSE OF SCENT — WHAT FRAGRANCE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 18, 2016
THE X-MARK AS SYMBOL What lies beneath: the nature of the x, the cross road, the crossing guard, the mark of the x and the magic of the nexus. MGM | screen site shot from handheld The symbolic allegory of the x mark. When I was in Bali, I was surprised by the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 9, 2016
HOW DO YOU SEE INFORMATION AS A STORY? Visualizing and organizing the perception of information Cinematic interface design as a reference to example Image above: © Cruise/Wagner + Amblin Entertainment It might be said that the rise of infographics — visualizing,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Aug 16, 2016
ARCHITECTURAL SYMBOLISM, METAPHOR AND CENTERING Walking a old, forested Buddhist compound outside of Tokyo, I was told that the temple site was a specially sacred site — and one that was anciently “magical.” The idea of spirit spaces, places that have special power,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | News | Aug 3, 2016
Every brand has a journey, a sentiment and storytelling that needs to be told. But first it must be found. We listen, go deeper into the dream and catalyze vision to reality. Luca Turin – Perfumes I Love... Read More