Search results for: metaphorical thinking
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Nov 5, 2013
Meditations on Respite I was thinking about a remark from Tom Ford, that, to him, the greatest luxury is “sleep.” According to Dawn Mello — in a dinner conversation with her and her pal, Dawn A. Clark — when she was working with Tom Ford, at... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Oct 17, 2013
The Acoustical Messages of Place In my study of experience narrative design and the experiencer in place — for me and for others — I ponder the notion of sound. As a designer of places to be, to tell stories, to share ideas and products, to evoke comfort,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Motion Pictures | Oct 31, 2013
Design studies for “The Thing.” This isn’t my work [it was pointed out by friend Stuart Balcomb and the poster above was designed by Jock] — but worthy of mention and exploration. It’s interesting, as a perpetual student of design [and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 5, 2013
The Beauty of the Mindless Walking a construction site, I was studying the siting notes and install corrections. What I note, in watching the drawings, writings and notations of others is that in that sense of mindlessness. The doodle, the swirl, the twist, the check... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Aug 22, 2013
Studying the Face of People and the Buildings that they Make In the past, we’ve talked about the modeling of a brand relationships — the relating [the carrying, the holding and the retelling] of that content, product or story in a manner that it can be... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Aug 15, 2013
Color, Brands, and the Layering of Experience, Memory and Recognizability Some say — “stop calling the FT pink!” According to the color standards at the Times, the real color is a “so-called” Salmon Pink. But being an inveterate traveler,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Retail, Storytelling | Jul 30, 2013
When You Get Out There. For the Curious, More Can Be Found. Doors opened, entries walked, the pilgrimage taken. When you get out there, closer to the heart of the story, the feeling of it: the place, the brand, the people, the story, can be found. For nearly 20 years,... 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, Retail, Storytelling | Jul 1, 2013
Conceptualizing holding, in the context of relationship, experience and brand. I was working as a charrette leader on brand for a beauty and wellness start-up. We talked about — “why, who, where, what?” The big questions. And we talked about the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Storytelling | Jun 25, 2013
Designing storytelling, in brand experience and place-journey-making. Earlier in my career, I was studying the concept of signage design in the setting of Imperial Roman culture. From the 500 — 1500 years, BCE, to roughly 400 ACE the idea of cutting important... Read More
