Search results for: truth be told
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People | Sep 9, 2009
Marketing apocalypse, branding oblivion I’ve been studying some thematic elements in Russian society — a sense of myth, Slavic legend and a kind of genetic leaning in the personality of Eastern European storytelling — and, of course, how that relates... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General | Jul 13, 2009
Human brands | the spirit of brand development in the context of cause related marketing There is something to the travails of the human condition in communicating the benefits of solutions that many organizations attempt to express, in terms of the uplift that they... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Retail | Jul 11, 2009
Exploring the idea of brand, storytelling, personality in the casement of simple typographic messaging Sometime back, we drew a font that we used for a series of soccer posters. We called it Girvenza — for Diadora. It looked like this: Simple. Italian. When it... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Jun 5, 2024
Conceptions of Brand-related built environments for storytelling in contextual community. First off, a reference to the Oakley Headquarters—an environment designed and dedicated to the spirit of innovation that drives the brand and the creation of their products;... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Sep 29, 2016
Brands that are clear. Brands that are fuzzy. Smoky brands, uncertain visioning, vague commitments fuzzy ˈfəzē/ adjective 1. having a frizzy, fluffy, or frayed texture or appearance. “a girl with fuzzy dark hair” synonyms: frizzy, fluffy, woolly; More 2.... 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 | 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 | Concepts, Storytelling | Jan 15, 2020
THE MEDITATION ON PROCESSION | BRAND STORYTELLING AND *EXPERIENTIALITY How do you listen to a story? How does that work—the yarn drawn and you being woven into the tapestry of tale. We think like that—the twice-told telling, that which is unforgettable. The power in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Cool People | Dec 18, 2019
SURPRISE: BRAND TRANSITIONING, SPECTACLE AT SHELF AND EPIPHANIC REDISCOVERY ––––––––––––– We were talking to a team of people about “epiphany at shelf.” Goes like: “there’s a product that I know. It’s familiar—I’ve heard something about it, I’ve seen some... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 22, 2018
THE VERY NATURE OF THE WORD CALLIGRAPHY PRESUMES BEAUTY, THE QUEST FOR A LETTER FOR WELL AND BEAUTIFULLY DRAWN—AND TO SOME, DISTINCT FROM LETTERING, WHICH IS MORE OF A BUILT FORM OF LETTER-MAKING. Make by hand, drawing letterforms is a foundational prelude to type... Read More
