by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Places | Mar 4, 2014
Conceiving Story in the Procession of Imagination: the Labyrinthine Mind of Orhan Pamuk The journey in is the journey out, a spiral of movement and emotion — “I turn in, follow, I turn out:” that journey continues. I was in Istanbul for a retail... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Sep 10, 2013
The Craft of the Hand, the Story, the Image Over time, legends come into play. And if you work the craft, follow your inspirations, you can get to where you want to — the legends, the myths, the stories. But any quest won’t be without travails, challenges,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Human brands | Jul 9, 2013
Designing the Hand-made Letter Craft of a Human Brand What the person is, show shall his signature tell his story. The signature is a graphical amalgam of emotion, traits and experiences that craft the character of the hand, the gesticulation of time, the musculature... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Scent | Jul 3, 2013
The Scent of Maleness — the Fragrance Design of Man’s World The ArcherMen Lexicon of Fragrance. Spray it on. The New Meaning of “Air Superiority.” There is something to the world of fragrance design that presumes subtlety, delicacy, restraint... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Mar 20, 2013
The Marking of Meaning, Goodness and Brand Storytelling. We think about the idea of design as a kind of signature — with mind, motion, memory and meaning. What is design — but the sign, illustrated. And of course, to signing and illustration, that would be... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Trends | Sep 4, 2012
Old Coolness | Logo history Image credit: StockLogos In the past, countless logos show the character of the original brand personality. Does modernization take away the soul of their launching propositions? In some instances, we think — “yes!” How... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General | Feb 1, 2012
Designing in the otherworldly — futurism found and built — in the scarcity of the desert. It might not be certain what the effect of the desert air, broad and brilliant skies, ranges of mountainous channels could be in the sentiments of design and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling, Trends | Aug 22, 2011
Exploring the emotionality of strategy, the humanity of brand, untethered creativity and the tactics of design management. EXAMINING CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE We’ve got history in the balance between the concept of the crossroads of creativity and intelligence, as... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Jan 24, 2011
What do you know? The mystery of mind, message and meaning. I was thinking about that question — someone asked me: “well, what’cha know?” And I contemplated the depth of the question. It’s just as powerful as “what’s your... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Storytelling | Jan 4, 2011
Examining the shopfronts, façades and skins of South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida. Signing design: strategies of visualization as an emotional storytelling. The evocations of deco. Take me someplace that feels right. There are levels to signing. On the one front, signs... Read More
