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by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures | May 5, 2008
Paramount | Marvel imagery files ©2008 Notes on the history of the Iron Man brand, the evolution of identity and how it comes to be. There’s a certain conception of brand design in motion pictures. And the point is that cinema represents inherently stories that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Luxury, Trends | Aug 12, 2007
There are some that believe that luxury’s rocking – it’s just one big booming affair. But where in the world is it rocking? There are others, particularly more fluent to the history and movement of luxury brand(s) in Asia that see a potential turning... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General | Mar 26, 2007
Sometimes there’s a sense that we look at a brand one way, and there’s a potential for it to be tipped another way; and that can be a good thing. We need to be ready for that, mind full of tipping spaces that will transcend or evolve expression to a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Feb 15, 2024
A Wanderer’s Journey, Sensing the Heart, in Memory—From Afar In a bitterly cold subway channel, during a time when the ice was hanging stalactitic from the ceiling girders of the NYC Metro—and wind whipped so cold up the railed canyons of the running lines that eyes... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Sep 5, 2024
Deep perceptions, brand metaphors and the avian sentience. For most of my life, I’ve been a student of the birds. I admire them from the perspective of their calligraphic flight, fluttering and drifting, flourishing in elegant strokes in the air. I’ve cut them in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Brands | Jan 10, 2024
Brand Magic, the Succession of Time, and the Portals of Perception The very nature of brands is entirely wrapped around people—“who built the brand, and for whom did they build it?” Otherwise, to GIRVIN’s parlance:“what’s the story, who’s telling it, who’s listening,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Interior Design, Places, Retail | Nov 5, 2021
TOUCH ME MORE OFTEN. When you circulate, out exploring things—places, brands, natural experiences in the outdoors—what do you do? How do you explore? Me? I’m a touchy-feely kind of a person—I like to touch things, which is inherent in the character of my work, since I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Sep 29, 2016
Brands that are clear. Brands that are fuzzy. Smoky brands, uncertain visioning, vague commitments fuzzy ˈfəzē/ adjective 1. having a frizzy, fluffy, or frayed texture or appearance. “a girl with fuzzy dark hair” synonyms: frizzy, fluffy, woolly; More 2.... Read More
