Search results for: brand belief
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Dec 2, 2014
Brands that give, brands that don’t. I was studying this wall-bound piece of type, and contemplated the unassuming air of its drawing — nothing too formal — outlined then in-filled in a casual, if not happily energetic manner. In the emotionality of typography, the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Retail | Nov 18, 2014
Brands that come from nowhere that surprise, alarm, and boom on the scene as spectacle. Or breeze in, quiet as the fog, a shadow of revelation. What have you seen that came on you as a surprise — out-of-the-blue, amazing, extraordinary, marvel-making and wonderment?... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Sep 22, 2008
The BMW | Oracle Trimaran for the America’s Cup I’ve been a fan of BMW design for a long time. But I had a recent encounter that was breathtaking. I’ll get to that. The car of my beginnings was a 1972 2002. And what I savored about that car was... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Jun 27, 2013
Writing out the Telling of Brand Character When you meet someone — impressions emerge, tellings happen, characterizations frame themselves. I’ve always believed in the idea of listening, and writing it out. When I ask a question I’m looking for an... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling, Trends | Feb 1, 2011
Olivier Beauchesne at Science-Metrix The flow of innovations and the interplay of minds. There was an idea, an inspiration, and it was shared, and went from one to another, and another. Then the world knew. It’s interesting that the idea of genius — the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Human brands | Feb 12, 2010
Observing the passage of the brand, as fire, in the spirit of Alexander Lee McQueen This is the another in a series on Human Brand | defining the inextricable link between people, founding vision and the brands that they produce. When I heard of the passage of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 20, 2023
Highway 109 In the pace of the work that we’re all engaged in—for my readership, brand marketing space—I offer a meditation on the concepts of speed and pace—in the relationship with projects, and anyone, anywhere, anyplace. A question—observing conversations, “do you... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures, Storytelling | May 3, 2023
For motion picture studio teams, agencies and theatrical producers, I’ve been giving these workshop presentations as a proposition to linking marketing strategy, brand storytelling and narrative illustration. In a manner, thinking of movie logos, the identity offers a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Designers, Interior Design | Nov 30, 2022
THE INTERIOR PATTERNED DESIGN LANGUAGE OF TALISMANIKA™ GIRVIN’S SYMBOLIC DESIGN SEQUENCING FOR INTERIORS, FURNITURE AND GRAPHICAL LANGUAGE IN PLACEMAKING. Any designer knows that a simple plane, an empty piece of paper, a coverless book, an empty package or the... Read More
