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by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Human brands, Storytelling | Mar 8, 2023
In the quest for finding the soulful intention of human-built enterprises—first there has to be an underpinning of knowledge about these brand systems and their architecture. Their seeds, their planting, the foliation and the nodality of their evolutions. And finally,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Storytelling | Feb 28, 2023
THE INTEGRATION OF MESSAGE: GRAPHICAL EXPRESSIONS IN A SCALABLE SOLUTION. TINY CAN BE GIGANTIC, SMALLER CAN BE EMULATED IN A TIERING OF ENLARGEABLE OR REDUCIBLE DESIGN TREATMENTS, NOT MERELY AS DESIGN THINKING—BUT AS A DIRECT LINK THE GENETICS OF THE DESIGN. THE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Jan 12, 2023
DESIGNING LOGO ART IN THE CONSTRUCT OF PALÆOGRAPHY AND LETTERFORM CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE. GIRVIN MOVIE LOGOS In a string of presentations in LA, as well as other parts of the country, I’ve spent time walking our process to motion picture studios, advertising agencies... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Sep 30, 2022
DURING THE QUEST FOR ANSWERS AND THE CLARITY OF A CERTIFIED PATHWAY, THE SEARCH FOR DIRECTIONS AND OUTCOMES, IT COULD BE SOMETHING OF A MEANDER—A WANDER. Creativity is rarely straight, but not all that wander are lost. Speaking to a client about their product delivery... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Sep 1, 2022
IN THE HISTORY OF GIRVIN’S THEATRICAL BRANDING, THERE’S A STORY IN A STORY, A DESIGN INSIDE A DESIGN, A LAYERING OF INTENTIONS INSIDE THE OUTREACH. Working around the notion of illustrating a certain trail of cinematic storytelling, as a theatrical branding design... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 25, 2022
VISUALIZING INFORMATION AS A STORY In a recent grouping of discussions, with a late 19th century-influenced designer, innovator and color theorist, we talked strategy and the tiering of information—in her brand-building around the presumptions of color gravity: the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Human brands | Jun 16, 2022
Brand naming As many know, there is a profession of nomenclature strategy—people who “name” things. It’s an intriguing meditation, given ancient character of the concept of the name, which as the tradition of antiquity proffers, speaks literally to the true nature of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts, Storytelling | Mar 30, 2022
DESIGN STRATEGIES, DEEP BRANDING, METAPHORICAL NARRATIVES Of course, we have a different way of thinking about the alphabet—as designers, as brand fire starters, letter crafters and identity theorists. If you’re thinking about a letter—what’s your favorite? Me? X. As... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 18, 2022
BACK IN SPOKANE, I FOUND THIS PANEL THAT I DREW FOR MY PARENTS; STILL THERE, NEXT TO THE PIANO. THE MEDITATION ON THE ANSWER OF UPLIFT—YES! I went to Spokane to see my family—my Mother and Father, for a check in—both in their 90s, there has been a health-related... Read More
by GirvinIT | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Jan 19, 2022
In our experience, brands are—and should be—on a perpetual move, never quiet, always exploring, evolving, tuning and turning to new relationships and communities. And most brands do—with forward thinking leadership, they’re thinking—“we’re missing something here, we... Read More
