Search results for: human brand
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, General, Retail, Storytelling | Mar 4, 2008
Martin Lindstrom 3.4.08 Human branding, the brand: human. If ever there was a person that had created a brand presence around his very embodiment, it would surely have to be Martin Lindstrom. Still, given the experience — and the expertise — of his global... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Cool People, Interior Design, Scent | Mar 10, 2022
Designing for perfume—the detailing of scent-related *experientiality: D I P T Y P Q U E. When I see things, invariably I smell them. When I touch things, I hear them. It’s a trait of curiosity—it’s one thing to see things, it’s another to touch them, still another to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 3, 2011
Girvin | Rodarte The story on the story in the story — human | brand layering: passion, fire, color, sensation, context and meaning. There is the seen surface; and there is what lies beneath — in shadow, use, care, overlay and redrawing. Palimpsest... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | May 16, 2011
Resonance, Relevance, Relationships — the three indices of connection and community Brands have to matter to be unforgettable. Given the flooding of exposures, those that are strong will require extraordinary staying power. But more importantly, to the nature of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Storytelling | Oct 12, 2023
With our coming into 50 years of continuous involvement in brand strategy and integrated design— and as coffee connoisseurs—we’ve savored this brewed beverage all over the world, from Seattle to NYC—Maui too, LA to Vancouver, Java and Bali. We’ve studied coffee... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Interior Design, Places, Retail | Jan 4, 2012
Explorations, Archaeology, Design Integrations Puck REI, main floor — Image above, shot 12.3.2010 ––––––––– My family has history with the Recreational Equipment cooperative. Earlier in our explorations of the outdoors, we’d travel to REI for camping... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Interior Design, Marketing 2.0, Places, Retail | May 23, 2011
The singularity of purpose in extraordinary experience design Small FSR | Big Ambitions in Restaurant Design Strategy The real key is honesty — being simple, authentic, straight forward. People seem to get that. Meeting Danny Meyer, the legendary human brand... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General | Apr 17, 2010
Exploring brand dissolution in Japan: heritage, brand storytelling and emotional resonance in community Working as a designer in Japan in the 80s, then the 90s, lead me to some extraordinary explorations, from the height of Japanese corporate design and the supremely... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Interior Design, Places, Storytelling | Nov 14, 2008
Exploring brand storytelling for restaurant experiences, notations and process. I’d met Antonio Corsano on a recommendation, or a referral, from Paul Bertolli. I’ve talked about this marvelous person in the past. The work with Paul, of course, was building... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, General, Marketing 2.0 | Dec 1, 2007
J. Emilio Flores for the NYTimes (Paramore, the brand, the band) The concept of 360º brand strategy isn’t so unique; in fact, the concept of considering the brand as a warming touch that reaches out in every consumer-linked direction is relatively common... Read More