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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0 | Nov 13, 2014
Is Your Brand Truly Open? I went into a shop that I was interested in, excited about — selling mostly Asian antiquities and art. The response was about as welcoming as a bucket full of ice water. I was looking at a site, and I tried to place some things in a “cart,”... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Human brands | Nov 3, 2014
The Grace of Handwriting: Soul Drawings It is the physiological nature of our being that what the hand offers reaches back to the psychical current of the mind. In the journey of drawing, learning the way of The Seeing Hand, I was studying the treasury of master... Read More
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, Places | Aug 14, 2014
Exploring Design | Culture | Place: Iceland and a Graphical History In the journey of anyplace, anywhere, there is a re-counting, as you walk back in time, you count your moments and you gather up your steps, in recounting. And sometimes that striding will take you... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places, Retail, Scent | Jul 1, 2014
Designing a Pathway of Personality, Fragrance and Their Retail Perfume Portal. In a note forwarded by retail strategist and architect, Dawn A. Clark, she notes Selfridges’ newest innovation — a Perfume Laboratory [Videolink]. As has been pointed out by many,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | May 22, 2014
Brands That Live in the Dark Is there ever a brand that lives on the quiet side, unknown, unseen — but quested after? Can you think of one? If you’re a searcher for the unknown, you walk out to where others do not. You go where others care not to linger.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Oct 13, 2008
cold steel |raw materials in architecture I savor materials that are used in the rawest of fashion(ing). Places, building interiors, external details, fastenings and material applications. Large scale applications of raw industrial materials oftentimes reflect a kind... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Sep 22, 2008
The BMW | Oracle Trimaran for the America’s Cup I’ve been a fan of BMW design for a long time. But I had a recent encounter that was breathtaking. I’ll get to that. The car of my beginnings was a 1972 2002. And what I savored about that car was... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Trends | Jun 27, 2008
Exploring the branding of hyper-caffeinated power drinks; what image is presented — what story found? Montages by R.Bird In the last 15 years, I’ve had plenty of experience exploring drinking in Asia. From Tokyo to Seoul, from Bangkok to Jakarta,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Luxury, Retail, Trends | Apr 7, 2008
Exploring the principles of art, craft, making and the philosophical vision: Brooklyn Museum: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/murakami/ What about Takashi Murakami? “the difference inherent in Japanese and Western artistic practices, and the... Read More
