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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Luxury, Retail, Storytelling | Jun 27, 2024
Brands That Live in the Shadow, But Are Full of Light Do you have a brand relationship that is, to your thinking, your personal secret— something special, marvelous, your happily loved and savored place? Is there ever a brand that lives on the quiet side, unknown,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Retail | Sep 3, 2014
Brand Medicine, 101. In our history, there are times when brand, their organic systems, begin to falter. — They don’t speak to a community, or they forgot who they were talking to, what they were relating, carrying a story and a product to a certain audience. As in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Apr 5, 2013
Exploring brand culture, in a circumspect study I was talking to a client about getting into a place — “when you’re in, what do you see, what do you sense?” Being one that works in retail and restaurants, as an experience designer, I tend to... 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, General, Retail | Jul 11, 2009
Exploring the idea of brand, storytelling, personality in the casement of simple typographic messaging Sometime back, we drew a font that we used for a series of soccer posters. We called it Girvenza — for Diadora. It looked like this: Simple. Italian. When it... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Retail, Trends | Jul 4, 2009
The revelation of Starbucks retail design prototype two. I have a funny relationship with Starbucks. I’ve really never worked with them, yet I have these links to the creative leadership that allow for an intriguing consciousness about what lies at the heart of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 29, 2013
The Metaphor of the String I was thinking about the symbolism of weaving, having met with some weavers. Ephesus | Weavers Collective I watched them set the foundational warp, and then shuttling, back and forth, the patterning of the weft. It’s delicate work. And... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General | May 27, 2015
THE ALLEGORY OF THE WAVE WATCH, THE BOARD, THE TREND AND THE CURL. My first exposure to waves was when I was about 4 years old — my father was a Captain of Surgery, stationed at Fort Monmouth. We used to go to the Jersey shore — and Dad would run me down to the beach... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Mar 29, 2013
Menu design as a core element of legend-making in crafting food & beverage experiences A friend sent these along to me, and I’m not sure where they came from, what collection. Apologetic for not defining their provenance. But it reminded me of another... Read More