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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Feb 14, 2012
love me, do; and I will love you — and indeed — shall love:love All days. TO THE LOVE OF WORDS, THEIR MEANINGS AND MANNER, LOVE DOUGLAS HARPER Love daze. Any day should be about love. Love found, love newly discovered, long savored. It is the holding, the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Oct 10, 2011
(iPhoneZenBrush) THE CARTOGRAPHY OF DESIGN THINKING | Part two Doodles, scribbles, mapping and documentation: Brandquesting®, brand navigation and creative brand business applications for the iPad People fire brands — brands are created by people for people... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Aug 7, 2008
8*8*8*8 — weaving numbers & ideas, energy & good fortune, art & architecture. Reflections on the design of Herzog & DeMeuron and the Asian Basket collection at Girvin | Seattle. I’ve made some notes in the past on the concept of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Places | Mar 26, 2007
The last day was that last tango with the minds of the wildly ranging talent that is TED. More adventures, more risk, more exposures. And it’s all about that risk. Exploding the trust of what you are, what you can be. That might be a thread — breaking the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Jul 11, 2011
A PLACE OF MEDITATION; AND A MEDITATION ON PLACE: ST. IGNATIUS | SEATTLE UNIVERSITY An urban ark: a place of transport, safety and preservation of tradition and recollection. I’VE TRAVELED the world, exploring spiritual sites (and sights) from the Jokhang temple... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Motion Pictures | Apr 19, 2011
Focus Features The folkloric intuition, legendary dimensions of the lensed visualization There are cycles, repeating patterning, in the engagement of story and archetype, mystery and beauty. When I was in college, I corresponded with Joseph Campbell, the grand... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Motion Pictures, Places | Feb 15, 2011
Smashingshare.com The metaphor of the mind, architectural design and the secret of dreams The Architect from the film Inception (Warner Brothers) From the film: Inception A conversation with the inceptor and the architect Cobb: You create the world of the dream. We... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Scent | Nov 3, 2010
What’s being said, the framing of design, in the containment of fragrance. Ancient containments | Museo Santa Maria Novella, Firenze (Girvin) Pierre Dinand, story and Girvin: collaborations, explorations and ideals: perfume bottled, scent packaged, story told.... 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 | Concepts, Scent | Feb 16, 2010
Paramount Studios Are you telling the truth – do you smell right? The smell and taste of things remain poised a long time . . . and bear unfaltering, in the tiny and almost impalpable drop of their essence, the vast structure of recollection. (Proust, 1913/1928,... Read More