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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Jul 8, 2011
The Concept of the Fragrance — and the Prison. What’s Left in the End of Solitude? Listening to prisoners led Beaux to create perhaps the greatest perfume ever. I listen. I was talking to a prisoner — this, a casual aside — a man who’d... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | Jun 10, 2011
THE EXAMINATION OF SENSE: BRAND SOUL, VISUALIZATIONS, INSPIRATIONS There are characters in Japanese aesthetics that most people know — to the concept of objects that are beautifully aged, the character implicit in use, authentic decay, honored “wearing out,”... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | May 31, 2011
when I draw this word in the sand, it changed with the time, the softening wind and the tides — the movement of the world changed that story told, finger in sand. And story became something wondrously new and alive — until: it vanished. “I wrote the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Mar 30, 2011
Shimenawa * 注連縄 Girvin The talisman of positive reinforcement and advancement: symbolic strategy, design and the meaning of words. Sometimes, there’s more to an expression that we might at first comprehend. Thoth, the trickster, God of writing Kom Ombo Temple |... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jul 24, 2010
Are you poorful, or richless? Our economy’s new language – shifting story and interpretations Brandstory and language: what’s the positioning — in a challenging milieu — what are we really looking for: rich, poor, satiety or survival? How... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Places | Jun 18, 2010
Working in NYC | Four explorations in 24 hours The second tour was a run, the following morning, out of the city to a place in Mountainville, upstate NY, a long-running gathering of a family tradition in building a sculpture reserve. “People ask how Ted Ogden... Read More
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, General, Motion Pictures | Jan 24, 2010
Sky Captain, Hugh Ferriss, Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes and the implications of design in entertainment Over time, I’ve had the chance to link with, and work for, extraordinary talent. It’s a blessing. And it’s a gift of the work — as a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Dec 1, 2009
The pursuit of comfort: contentment during uncomfortable times Working on the brand revolution of Cinnabon, our research focused on finding what was missing, in the heart of the brand, retail experience and relationship management. Actually, there wasn’t any.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Oct 18, 2009
The real of the senses: a journey into the heart of the book, experience design and the librarian instinct of content. I won’t pretend to be a scholar on this matter, let alone offering anything but the obvious. But this past week, working in Bend, speaking at... Read More
