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by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands | Jun 17, 2011
Seeking the fiery passion of inspiration: Tom Peters, August 31, 1997 I met Tom Peters, just moments after his (as usual) carefully integrated marketing of “the brand called you” positioning. As ever, he knows how to get the work / word / world out there... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts | Feb 24, 2022
THE SIGILLIC SOLUTION In the journey of brand design and identity, there is the high road, the first summit, the easier vista—the outreach of an accessible view and foundational story: “it’s beautiful, so this must be a beautiful brand.” And then there are the deeper... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts | Mar 4, 2020
THERE’S A BRAND THAT YOU KNOW, ONE THAT IS CLEAR, CLARIFIED—YOU KNOW WHAT IT STANDS FOR. AND THERE IS A BRAND THAT IS FOGGED—IT’S UNCLEAR, VAGUE AND FORMLESS. WHICH DO YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH? What is a brand? It’s a marked enterprise that has a coherent link... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands | Jan 16, 2019
IF THERE’S A QUEST TO CREATE A NEW SURFACE, RESKINNING IMAGINATION: THEN WHAT LIES BENEATH? In a recent set of workshops, working out of state, with a brand team and CEO, there was a journey into the deeper side of the brand’s essence—the “what does this brand really... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | May 31, 2017
The Quest for Meaningful Relationships and Memorable Commitments, Magnetic Brands. Strategies of change, impermanence and content: collaborative design and GIRVIN evolutions. I was talking to someone about history — my history — now four decades of continuous practice... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands | Aug 23, 2016
Strategies of brand patterning, collaborative design and Girvin evolutions Design is about the embrace of change. And any brand, over time, has to freshly attach to the conception of transition in continuously and resiliently responding to shifts in the market. The... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Aug 9, 2016
THE STRATEGY OF THE HUMAN BRAND | PEOPLE, PASSION AND THEIR BUSINESSES? EXPLORING THE ALIGNMENTS BETWEEN PERSONAL BRANDING AND ENTERPRISE: WHAT LIES BENEATH? Photo by Dawn Clark, AIA LEED AP Every brand is made by and for humans. Every human could be a brand. What’s... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Human brands, Retail | Aug 2, 2016
Dream what you Will. Visioning brand futures. I walk back, and I walk forward — looking at threading and the sutra of brand feelingness and emotionality. A brand gets to a point because it’s dreamed — there is a passioned promise state of premise and being — like with... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Luxury, Storytelling | May 12, 2016
THE LUXURY OF AUTHENTIC BRANDS Love counts in the practice of making true. The heart of the genuine: exploring the concepts of authenticity, history, brands and the place of luxury. I’d open with the meaning — and the combinational character of the idea of truth and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Sep 20, 2010
Photo by Dawn Clark, AIA LEED AP Every brand is made for humans. Every human could be a brand. What’s the story? I was a student at The Evergreen State College, and I was asked to offer a presentation at a networking event to support the school, as well as the... Read More