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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places | Oct 5, 2012
The shock of the new, the spectacle of surprise Tim Girvin | Spain I like the idea of standing out — something that’s a surprise — it’s a shock. Then again, you probably know that surprise — etymologically, is the prize beyond, it’s... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Trends | Oct 1, 2012
RETHINKING ANCIENT DESIGN — REMADE NOW, NEW. I’m interested in the idea of old [even ancient] design strategies rethought, to new principles of action. My own history is about scouring and memorizing 2,500 years of alphabetic history, and dreaming new... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Human brands | Aug 14, 2012
The last days of the Olympics | London 2012 The gift of the games, “the Soul of the Olympics.” When you think about it, hasn’t the Olympics, London 2012 been about the unbridled power, the spirit of the people who came: phenomenal? From small story... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Aug 20, 2012
Rethinking rethinking — and the cycle of innovation — finding wowness. What is life but a string of refreshments — a discovering: a way of seeing, momentarily — a challenge, a cast-out idea, a gesture to newness, wowness as the surprised state... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Places, Scent | Aug 13, 2012
Creating sensate holism in place-making Color, perception, light — happiness in moment — personal voicing of story and gathered re-collection, all impact the moment of scent, the waft of an instant, reclaimed and recalled. summering scents — could... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jul 30, 2012
Contemplations on the spin — the whorl of us: our path, the ISS [a night journey]. And a question posed: Where have we been? Where are we going? And what will we do when we get there? Sometimes you need to get way out there to understand about where you’ve... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Marketing 2.0, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Jul 23, 2012
Stephen Kenn > Manly men brands | designing for them — building brand + personal stories about them Embracing the masculine spirit, design, thinking, story and truth in offering. Thinking about a man, and designing for men — it’s a challenging... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Incubation | Jul 16, 2012
Building a wave, rippling out innovation and incubation strategies In the past, [1943 / Burbank] there was a team that built a remote, offsite-working, brainstorming and product innovation model called the skunkworks. Supposedly, the origination of the skunkworks... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People | Jun 20, 2012
The mystery of design | drafting design as talismans, amulets, portals and gatekeepers An old sign in Paris Working with Pierre Dinand, [and, noted herewith, that collaboration, here] in Paris — in the making of a shopfront signing, lasercut from solid brass,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 18, 2012
These Days, People Work Anywhere; and Brands, Their Stories, Can Live Anywhere. But they can’t be nowhere. Everything needs a place. The nature of the seamless world, presumes an osmotic fluency — content, storytelling, wonderment, spectacle and experience... Read More