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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Nov 28, 2011
GALLERY VI | THE STATE OF WOWNESS* SOMETIMES, IT’S LESS ABOUT THE MERE “GO THIS WAY” [OR DON’T] AND MORE TO GO ANOTHER WAY, SCENE, SEEN, BEAUTY, TOUCHED. ARTFULLY, THIS PATH. AS A LONG RUNNING DESIGNER OF SHOPFRONTS, SIGNING SYSTEMS, LOOKING AT... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Storytelling | Nov 27, 2011
THE LAYERING OF TEXT | ALPHABET RHYTHMS | GALLERY V THE STATE OF WOWNESS* AS A PERPETUAL STUDENT OF THE ALPHABET, I’M PRONE TO EXAMINE THE MYSTERIES THAT LIE IN ITS STROKING — ONE STROKE, THE FIRST, IS A LINE. ONE LINE, BEGINS THE MARKING OF THE WHO, THE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Nov 25, 2011
THE STATE OF WOWNESS* IF I’M THINKING ABOUT THE WAY, THE WALKING ROUTE — IT’S LIKE A LONG STRIDE TO THE SOMETHING THAT LIES AT THE END. THERE’S A RHYTHM, A SEQUENCING OF PILLARS THAT MARK THE TIME. STEP BY STEP. LOOKING UP, IT’S STEEP,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Nov 11, 2011
ONE | ONE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– THE ONE ON THE ONE. THE TEN AND THE ONE ALONE. ONE. ONE. ONE. ALL ONE. THE RHYTHM OF THE ONES, AND ALONENESS. Doing the one, the one to one, one million Billion = Ones Oneness | 1ness | the 1 + 1 ––– Sometimes I feel... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Nov 12, 2011
The Script of Screen | Macintosh logos, the Finger Stroke and the iDesign Environments iPad, iPhone, Air or Paper: drawing words like music Calligraphy, Steve Jobs and the Macintosh When I was working with Steve Jobs, the first job was drawing for, and with, the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Storytelling | Oct 26, 2011
EXPLORING BROADCAST IDENTITY DESIGN IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICS, KELSEY GRAMMER AND STARZ NEWEST SERIES: BOSS EARLIER IN THE YEAR (2011) OUR TEAM was asked to build identity treatments for “Boss.” This was the first time we’d connected with Starz, for... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People | Oct 24, 2011
The Legacy of Type Studies | Reaching Back “It’s been said that the first stroke of any alphabet is the vertical, drawn with the finger — from heaven, to earth. In the mysteries of the origin of writing, it is the first stroke that cracks the light... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Sep 24, 2011
Meanings and signing. A Signing — Meaning. Signs that Mean. By Meaning, the Signing. Signage as the wayfinding of furniture. –––– A friend sent me a string of images — no reference to who, where, what, from. I apologize for not having the complete credits,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Sep 6, 2011
The concept of the interval: the use of space in design I think about what is presence. And I consider, what is absence? What is here — easily seen; and what is next? What is the interval? What converts moment to momentum? One wind driven day, I was painting... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places, Scent, Storytelling | Aug 2, 2011
THE TOUCHPOINTS OF FRAGRANCED PLACE: MIND, MEMORY AND THE SENSATE AMALGAM In working with gardeners, I note that they are different people. There’s something about them, that suggests the touch of plantlife — that growing content and contact means... Read More
