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by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures | Oct 31, 2014
Designing Identities for Scary Storytelling | Gruesome Design for Films I was talking to a young aficionado of typography and the lettering arts, as well as a connoisseur of scary movies, and we talked about logos for horror movies. And, to quote, “why is that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jul 17, 2014
THE JOURNEY FROM MIND TO KEYBOARD AND THE FLUENCY OF THE FIST, IN-HAND, FINGERED — handwritten –– Thought-bound, WORDS, POEMS AND HEARTS DRAWN OUT LARGE. There is more to handwriting than one might expect. We’ve talked about the nature of design and the signature —... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Places, Storytelling | Jul 15, 2014
The Journey of Storytelling in the Context of Space, Made Narrative Place. In the past, we’ve written about the idea of cinematic production design — and individual designers and directors — their interplay, and how interpretations of context are made. Interestingly,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Nov 2, 2008
Martha Holmes | Jackson Pollock Time©1949 Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers: exploring concepts of the visual language of creativity, music, madness — and the warmth of humanity in redemption. “Madness is the salt that keeps good sense from rotting.”... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People | Sep 29, 2008
Finding the truth in life, in motion pictures, in storytelling and the character of Paul Newman. What a loss. What a legacy. What a man. While my connection with Paul Newman was mostly about being a designer, for several of his films, I never had the chance to connect... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Motion Pictures, Places, Storytelling | Sep 18, 2008
Exploring the illusory: branding ghosts and the veil of what is beyond… I’d been fascinated by the concept of the ghost – and the ghostly – for decades, since I was a kid. The magical, the mystical, the mysterious. Actually, my first big book purchase,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Aug 7, 2008
8*8*8*8 — weaving numbers & ideas, energy & good fortune, art & architecture. Reflections on the design of Herzog & DeMeuron and the Asian Basket collection at Girvin | Seattle. I’ve made some notes in the past on the concept of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General | Apr 8, 2008
It started here, http://blog.girvin.com/?p=576, for me, but, there is history: It goes back. And I go back. I can remember the first time that I was exposed to a Tibetan vajrayana teaching presence — a human distillation of Himalayan spirituality. It was Sogyal... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Scent, Trends | Mar 15, 2008
Everything smells. Every thing — scents. There are layers to scent in experience. It’s all about what you remember, what you hold — what scene, seen? What there was, in experience, that lent you to some level of exposure. That recalls — that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Mar 7, 2008
Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine: on Charlie Rose (PBS) I like Charlie’s opening presentment: “I believe that there is a place in the spectrum of television for really good conversation, if it is informed, spirited, soulful.” Spirit and soul. I like... Read More
