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by Tim Girvin | Brands | Jun 30, 2021
IS IT THAT THE GREAT IDEA IS A LIGHTNING STRIKE? OR IS IT A BURGEONING STORM? THE BRILLIANT, SCINTILLANT IDEA EMERGES AS A BREEZE—A SOFT TELLING, THEN THAT SHALL BECOME A WIND-RIVEN ROAR. There’s a question—the how of inspired idea[l]s—which could come as a lightning... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General, Luxury, Retail | Dec 14, 2007
I had the chance to listen to Tom Ford, and to meet him, at a CEO Summit for WWD | Beauty | Miami. Nice man. Incredibly articulate thinker, as well. And this was, formally, before the announcement of the Tom Ford brand. Shirin Von Wulffen, a person I worked with at... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Places, Storytelling | Sep 3, 2013
Exploring Creative Place | Design, Teams, Innovation BIG ARCHITECTURE|DESIGN | NYC Traveling the world, as a designer, if one is so motivated, studying working environments, culture and vibe should be part of the practice of seeing into how design thinking happens.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Sep 12, 2009
Apple: Steve Jobs, Applications, App Store and community Indulge me for a moment, would you? Scan this literary framing for a word — below. One word, over time. Think of it as poetry for the instant, prose for the momentous, lines for just now.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Human brands | Jan 17, 2024
When I was young, my Mother belonged to a Jungian Study Group—she, and a group of colleagues, friends and professionals would meet to explore Jung’s theories. What I took from this—in my pre-teen years–was that there was something interesting there, if they were... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Storytelling | Feb 6, 2023
L I S T E N T O T H E L I N K S I was talking to a client about music [brand experientiality]—the magnetic nature of the melodic narrative and, intimately, the human attribute of the swing of musical cadence, the ebullience of its expression in the context of human... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts | Nov 19, 2021
Every day, as much as I can, I like to get out there. It’s a mix between terror and joy, fear and exhilaration, exultation and trepidation. Don’t you just love that moment when the fearsome rears up at you and then, rising up on the crest of that momentous inquietude,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Storytelling | May 9, 2019
THE STRATEGY OF EXCAVATION, BRAND ARCHÆOLOGY AND JOURNAL WORK CREATIVE MAPPING THE JOURNEY OF BRAND FUTURITY THERE’S WHERE YOU ARE. WHERE YOU’VE BEEN. AND WHERE YOU’D LIKE TO BE. HOW COULD YOU GET THERE— IGNITING THE FUTURE? WHEN WE’RE STUDYING A CHALLENGE,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Sep 20, 2017
IF YOU BELIEVE IN BRANDING — THAT AN OBJECT HAS MORE POWER AS A BRANDED ENTITY, THEN WHY WOULD THAT BE SO? There is belief at the heart of it. You believe, you love. It’s what you believe in as a brand agent, and what your audiences believe in as participants and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Interior Design, Places, Retail, Scent, Storytelling | Apr 9, 2008
On the 20th, last month, I’d connected with a friend, Tim Lauren, to explore the Store One | Starbucks, Pike Place Market. We’d met, examining, talking about brand management and experience planning. Tim comes from the space of experience design... Read More
