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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jan 15, 2020
THE MEDITATION ON PROCESSION | BRAND STORYTELLING AND *EXPERIENTIALITY How do you listen to a story? How does that work—the yarn drawn and you being woven into the tapestry of tale. We think like that—the twice-told telling, that which is unforgettable. The power in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Oct 30, 2019
THE BRANDQUEST® FOR AMAZEMENT Isn’t it so that we’re all looking for wonderment—that state of surprise and amazement? I was talking to my father about my work—“why are you still doing it?” He retired one year before the age that I am now. I told him that “I’m looking... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Storytelling | Oct 9, 2019
WHY WOULD YOU LOOK BACK, TO GO FORWARD? THE PATTERNING OF THE LONG TIME: WHAT IT MEANS FOR DESIGN, BRAND AND ENTERPRISE. As designers, our entire history is just that: going back, to go forward—in GIRVIN’s study of design, as a legacy, goes back 5000 years. As a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 7, 2024
Seeing stories in Brands, Design and Gesture. As a leader of workshops, and team-related branding sessions, I tend to watch my teams very carefully. My last blog spoke to listening, and appreciative observation— how to study the evidences of emotion in the gestures of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Nov 29, 2017
DRAFTING ABSTRACTION — THE MYSTERY OF PRESENTING NOTHING AND ABSENCE OF PRESENCE. In our brand work, we’re always looking at how to “be there,” how to “present,” how to offer solutions that are about context, place-making, certainty of premise, a real promise and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Marketing 2.0, Retail, Storytelling | Oct 25, 2017
STORYTELLING NINTENDO BRAND DESIGN FOR NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS, GAME BOY, SUPER NINTENDO, VIRTUAL BOY AND ULTRA64. OLDER, LEGACY GAMING SYSTEMS are becoming more popular, as in antiquated coolness, old hip as new, dope software. Even Atari shows up in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Mar 21, 2017
The mystical character of a man, a letter and an inspiration Jorge Luis Borges I had a dream about this man, this meeting and I had to recount it again. It’s one of the things that happens when you’re on the road a lot — there is a time where a simple chronological... Read More
