Search results for: human brand
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
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Apr 20, 2012
YOU ARE THE ONE The focus of distinguishment – the one, the only, the you. I was at Seminarium, in Lima, Perú, over the course of the last couple of days — the focus: retail strategy. This connection started with a link, and an link — that goes back... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Human brands | May 13, 2012
Daphne, the human brand, is she a Mother, too? Answer would be yes. Happy Mother’s Day, Daphne. Image above, below — of Daphne. from DarkBlues. Might be, that the mission, the promise of Daphne is about celebrating design and creativity [which is really... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Oct 21, 2014
The Signature of Your Presence You have style. Sure, there are your clothes. Your shoes. Your hair Your house, your apartment, your car — and the summary of your brand relationships. Then there is the style of you. Who are you — what do you stand for? What do you care... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Marketing 2.0 | Aug 31, 2023
The quest for deep storytelling, brand narratives and customer relationships. For about 50 years since—and during—my college and early working days, I’ve given talks, workshops, team presentations to explore some lines of thinking around what we think about brands,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Trends | Jul 18, 2018
THE QUEST FOR SOUL IN TECH MARKETING. [above image by @dacarc] In the legacy of brand — strategy, design and the tactical implications of reach, expansion and expressionism, the exploration into brand and its etymology implies the quest for fire. Brand, as a seed... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Cool People, Designers, Human brands, Trends | Aug 25, 2016
IN SEARCH OF THE SKULL: THE FLAME, THE ROD | DON ED HARDY AND VON DUTCH Brand explorations of choppers, hot rods, tattoos, pin striping and the art of kustom kulture: Don Ed Hardy and Von Dutch. How might that alignment be imagined — a link between the above? I’ve... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | May 30, 2013
The Light of Brand, the Voice and the Tiering of Message Messaging and stair-stepping access in community Given the entirely human nature of brand, the enterprise of humanity, the idea of thinking about brand as a poetic expression, isn’t entirely without... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Apr 26, 2023
The mythological patterning of legend-building—cinematic narrative and ancient thematics—BabaYaga, the BogeyMan and the Hero of 1000 Faces. As any creative would tell you, story-working is a layering of patterns—there are the arcs of plots, the intertwinement of time,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | Jul 1, 2019
LAYERING MESSAGES AND IMAGERY IN BRAND WORKSHOPPING. THE CARTOGRAPHY OF BRANDSCAPE (Digital Brush work) MAPPING BRAND THINKING | Part two THE DOODLING OF IDEAS, PATHWAYS OF EXPLORATION SCRIBBLED, BRAND MAPPING AND DOCUMENTATION: Brandquesting®, brand navigation and... Read More
