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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Scent | May 7, 2010
This blog reference comes from a request from Steve Heller — to write something about scent — about design — and creating and understanding experience. I was talking to him at a conference we were speaking at together — and he asked —... 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, Cool People, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Apr 3, 2010
Brand marketing need, not want. Guy Kawasaki, one of the great evangelists of Apple, along with millions of other MacAddicts and Steve Jobs & Co., emotional shareholders has a question that’s pretty interesting: “The first five million will be sold in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Luxury, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Mar 29, 2010
Exploring the concept of a single brand article, captivating market share and perception There are a series of brands that found their legacy based on the proposition of a single product — and they can either build on that foundation, over time, or they become... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People | Mar 28, 2010
Exploring identity and television brand design development. In the past, others have promulgated remarkable use of key-strokable, customized fonts, in the development of motion picture graphics. Friend Kyle Cooper, for one. The nature of type design can gather up the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 27, 2010
Examining the concept of entrepreneurial spirit, persistence and the predatory obsession I’ve spent a lot of time, talking to colleagues in the field — designers, brand people, consultants, architects, engineers, bankers and financiers, real estate... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Mar 22, 2010
Exploring brand, story, authenticity and truth in cause-related marketing Every humanitarian cause reaches from the beginning, the heart of the person, in dreaming that dream, that change, that new dimension in experience that could change the world. It starts with... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Mar 22, 2010
Reaching into the soul of scent. The experience of studying scent is something that can go on for a lifetime. For me, it begins there — going back to the elemental memories of scents that simply struck a chord, early in my life, that taught the power of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Mar 21, 2010
Apple and the i: iPad and the brand concept of prefix brand nomenclature conceptions What’s behind the i? As an Apple evangelist — a missionary, perhaps — (a student) for me it’s been about the exploration of brand legacy. I go back with Apple,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Mar 19, 2010
Image reference The White House Brand, Desirée Rogers and Barack Obama brand management The concept of the alignment of the principles of human branding and political figures isn’t new, but it might be suggested that the strategic launch of Barack Obama was more... Read More