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by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Designers, Interior Design, Trends | Oct 27, 2006
I spent a couple of nights with my lover at the Gramercy Park Hotel, NYC, Schrager’s collaboration with Julian Schnabel — painter, filmmaker, now, interior designer. I found the space intriguing. What was it — dark, deeply scented of burning firewood, and some other... 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 | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Jan 24, 2024
Hello, Year Of The Dragon Dragon, Ubud, Bali There are symbols that repeat themselves, the cycle in, return, vanish and reappear in other places—and symbolic language, as in the earlier blogs on brand archetypes. Isn’t it so that there are devices, objects, that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0 | Dec 6, 2023
Your name is your apex point of recognition—it’s the first thing that your audience sees and hears—it’s the hello: “my name is, here’s what I do. And here’s what I can do for you.” We know naming. GIRVIN has a quarter century of active naming experience, with a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Human brands | Sep 21, 2023
Talking about you—Personal Journeys, Discovery, Creativity and Making It’s about the work—the work that you’re doing, and what you’re thinking about the work that you’re doing. As a practitioner of brand thinking, strategy and design since 1973, I’ve been thinking... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Retail, Storytelling | Apr 13, 2023
DESIGNING LOGOS AS A PUZZLE MASTERY SOLUTION Everything’s a puzzle, in a manner of speaking—each game is a labyrinthine array of choices, that play to decision-making that, in amazement, leads to the conclusion, a win or the continuation of another game. In the legacy... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Retail | Nov 16, 2022
YOU MAKE YOUR WAY—IT’S YOUR MAPPING, YOU MARK THE WAY FORWARDS— A PATHWAY THAT YOU TAKE, AND YOU ACTIVATE YOUR FIRST STRIDE FORWARD. To get somewhere, it’s up to you to take the first step. That, of course, speaks to your life— the journey you’re on, what you’re... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Oct 27, 2022
Gunung Merapi, Java IN THE MYSTERY OF THE MIST OF FRAGRANCE Living where I live—here in the Pacific Northwest—I’m constantly ambling in the rain and mist; and I note that scent of place is invariably mist-borne. The ocean calls out many stories, carries many... Read More
