Search results for: brand patterning
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Sep 21, 2015
As a designer, a brand person, a journeyer, a wanderer, what know you of fear? I contemplate: metus | fear. Things are arranged; then they are rearranged. Things are stable, then they are unstable. What do you hold to: that which is arranged, that which is not? Is... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Places, Storytelling | Sep 16, 2015
What is home? The Pathway To Where You Were and Where You Might Need To Be I was talking to some athletes — baseball players, about their concept of home. Home Runs, Home plate. What is that, getting home? The metaphor of home, home runs, getting home, hitting a homer... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 26, 2014
What is the thing? As in every thing, I begin as a writer, I look into the heart and history of words, to learn more about their original heat — what was their sparking ignition? I contemplate my use of many words as deeper meditations on patterning. Where did the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Aug 14, 2014
Exploring Design | Culture | Place: Iceland and a Graphical History In the journey of anyplace, anywhere, there is a re-counting, as you walk back in time, you count your moments and you gather up your steps, in recounting. And sometimes that striding will take you... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Storytelling | Nov 27, 2011
THE LAYERING OF TEXT | ALPHABET RHYTHMS | GALLERY V THE STATE OF WOWNESS* AS A PERPETUAL STUDENT OF THE ALPHABET, I’M PRONE TO EXAMINE THE MYSTERIES THAT LIE IN ITS STROKING — ONE STROKE, THE FIRST, IS A LINE. ONE LINE, BEGINS THE MARKING OF THE WHO, THE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Storytelling | Jun 20, 2024
The Dance of the pen—the drafted thought—and the illustration of language It’s an intriguing observation—the idea of the rhythm of speech—people talking, listening to words and expressions of thinking—the journey of minds, and the trails of their contemplations: the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Storytelling | Feb 28, 2023
THE INTEGRATION OF MESSAGE: GRAPHICAL EXPRESSIONS IN A SCALABLE SOLUTION. TINY CAN BE GIGANTIC, SMALLER CAN BE EMULATED IN A TIERING OF ENLARGEABLE OR REDUCIBLE DESIGN TREATMENTS, NOT MERELY AS DESIGN THINKING—BUT AS A DIRECT LINK THE GENETICS OF THE DESIGN. THE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Human brands | Jun 16, 2022
Brand naming As many know, there is a profession of nomenclature strategy—people who “name” things. It’s an intriguing meditation, given ancient character of the concept of the name, which as the tradition of antiquity proffers, speaks literally to the true nature of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Mar 4, 2022
MEDITATIONS ON THE SHAPE OF CONTENT In the moment of inspiration, everyone “thinks” something and converts this to some framing of expression. Could be handwritten, a journal entry, a sketched missive, drawn on an iPad or typed out. It’s the shaping of content that... Read More
