by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Apr 4, 2009
When presumptions of documentary hold, truth be told? All the world’s a stage, so inferred — As you like it. And, to that, we are all mere actors, exiting, staging, right, left? And finally, off the stage? Advertising, by its very positioning, is,...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Motion Pictures | Mar 30, 2009
“I did. I do what I do because I want to do it, because I want to explore, go looking for things.” ~Luc Besson A directorial style, branded, explorations of cinéma du look. I met Luc Besson in Paris, a number of years back, when I was working in Paris. And...
by Tim Girvin | General | Mar 30, 2009
The string, in storyline and experience: Jack Larsen, Pat & Dale Keller and Khuan Chew Interesting, the networks. And how, in connecting, the listening, the community — it reaches out and reaches in. One meeting, means another, if you’re paying...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Retail | Mar 27, 2009
A return to the spirit of store one. I’ve worked in the Seattle coffee brewing experience for several decades. And all the while, I’ve been a lover of coffee — and the coffee sensate experience. There are two favorites for me. One, coffee made,...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Trends | Mar 24, 2009
Boxed and cartoned water, newly watered solutions? What freight, now? When I was working in Paris, I came in contact, as a consultant, with an intriguing group: Suez. Interestingly enough, this group was founded on the building of the Suez Canal — this 19th...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Mar 23, 2009
Art Wolfe | Wikipedia imagery file The brand that is a living, loving being. Art Wolfe and I go way back — decades; but my personal relationship with him goes back further — into the recesses of my younger years, being in the ramshackle melange otherwise...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Retail | Mar 23, 2009
Several years ago, at a WWD | CEO Summit, in Miami, I met Leslie Wexner, the fabled CEO of The Limited Brands. Actually, he was waiting to speak at the event, and I went to him, to ask some questions. One questions burned in my mind. Simple, but compellingly powerful...
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Places | Mar 23, 2009
Exploring the concept of the place, made in the mystery of building, the poetry of the world around it. I’ve been looking at, and exploring building design for decades. And, being in the neighborhood of architects, also for decades, I’ve learned to look at...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Interior Design, Retail | Mar 20, 2009
I found this story, and thought I’d post it. It’s from a couple of years ago, but it is still layered with details about how I see this store. I offer this grouping of images, shot at Apple’s new store in NYC on 5th and Central Park South, as a kind...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Places, Storytelling | Mar 18, 2009
The concept of the personal brand, in place – what makes a city’s identity? Spending time traveling, as I have now, for the last three weeks straight, I’m now coming to the positioning of questioning my own identity, in the whirring of place. Where...
