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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Oct 28, 2014
There is a sign, and beneath that sign is another sign. Brands and palimpsest, the layers of content. When I was working in Paris, I marveled at the old shopfronts and the signing on signing — a new sign, on an old sign. You’ve seen them in your town. An old sign... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands | Jan 12, 2011
The Way: The Song of the Soul | Human Brand Storytelling and the Path to Connection To every message about the human character, and the warmth within, the human brand evocation is the statement of the truth of the soul that lies at the heart of being. There are stars.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Retail, Trends | Feb 21, 2010
© 2008 Sam Carter & Patrick Gunn Collections 1896 Ginger Beer Exploring restrained packaging design vocabularies in brand. We’ve been working on packaging, up north in Canada. And in exploring the idea of messaging, in the context of container expression... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Nov 14, 2009
Exemplars of Apple Messaging and Brand Product Events: Theatricality and entertainment marketing strategy in the presentation of ideas. Being one whose livelihood is wholly built on the premise of relevant content, delivery and entertainment — the concept of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Incubation, Storytelling | Oct 12, 2009
Brand strategy in cause related marketing Every brand begins with a human, and that sense of the “human-ness” is aligned with intentionality. Humanitarian brands — those which espouse the notion of aid for other human beings — are intentionally... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, General, Interior Design, Luxury, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Dec 2, 2008
Exploring integrative identity and developmental work on the House of Orange, Valentino, Bardessono and Harvey Nichols | Jakarta — logo story in brandplace and other case studies. There’s an implication in the current realm of testing behavorial study,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0 | Oct 21, 2006
*10. MARKETING: INNOVATIVE BRANDING AND MARKETING TRENDS. TIM GIRVIN, designer and founder of GIRVIN, discusses a new expression: Brand Braille. Tim describes this a sa metaphor – a way to transmit a brand message through the creation of a distinctive pattern that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, General, Storytelling | May 17, 2012
Layering content, the palimpsest of meaning A calligraphic broadside, a gift, for speakers and presenting participants at The Evergreen State College 40th Anniversary. When I was a student, library adviser, workshop instructor and finally, faculty member [graduate... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 20, 2023
Highway 109 In the pace of the work that we’re all engaged in—for my readership, brand marketing space—I offer a meditation on the concepts of speed and pace—in the relationship with projects, and anyone, anywhere, anyplace. A question—observing conversations, “do you... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Apr 5, 2023
Positioning a brand with the just right phrasing. In studying the architecture of brands—first off, there’s a need to reach-in, right to the center of the proposition—soul placement. Where does the heart live? What’s the offer of the brand, what does the brand stand... Read More
