Search results for: DESIGN THE SIGNATURE
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Oct 23, 2019
Notes on signing, wayfinding, alphabets and recognition. When you are lost, where do you go, what do you do? Some would say, “I’d look at my phone.” Or “I’d look at the Sun. Where is it, anyway?” You can, metaphorically, look for a sign—some augury that... Read More
by GIRVIN | Artists, General | Sep 16, 2019
This month’s design comes from our newest senior designer Corey Campbell. Not only does he have an awesome alliterative name, he has joined the GIRVIN team seamlessly, bringing with him his sense of humor and dedication to perfection. As a northwest native, Corey has... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Brands | Jul 31, 2019
The cartography of brandfire: the story of highest road, the path of the middle story told, and the cumulus of the multiple tales—the grounding ley-line of the promise—the mission of the everyday. Part: VI I’d offer a theory of the narrative cloud—the stories that... Read More
by GIRVIN | Brands, Motion Pictures | Mar 22, 2019
March 24th marks the 416th anniversary of Elizabeth I of England’s death. Because of this, we thought it would be an opportune time to look back on how we researched and developed the title design for Mary Queen of Scots. When working on film branding, we believe it’s... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Concepts, Storytelling | Mar 13, 2019
A CLOUD OF MINDS, CROWDSOURCING IDEAS, INNOVATIONS AND DIRECTION: WHERE COULD YOU GO? AND HOW COULD YOU GET THERE? CUMULARITY AND MUSICALITY: THE THUNDERSTORM OF MINDS, A MUSICAL WHORLING TOWARDS THE NEW: NIMBUS NIMBLE, TORNADO TURNTABLE, STRATOS STRATEGY: I’ve... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Concepts | Jul 11, 2018
YES, THAT’S YOU: NOTHING, ERASED, WASHED-CLEAN, THE PROVERBIAL BLANK SLATE? I found this twice, two objects that were mysteriously titled: “intentionally blank.” First time in a hospital room. Then another in another in a different place. “Intentionally blank.” What... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Storytelling, Trends | Jun 8, 2018
PATTERN COMPUTER LAUNCHED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA. [image: Pattern Computer] What if there was a unique way to surveil vast rivers of data and see rippling strings of insights in a wholly new manner? It should be said that the notion of seeking trends and patterning is... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 13, 2017
TO GO FORWARD, YOU GO BACK. WRITE WHAT WAS. In my own experience, the study of the craft of design — which is, as we have explored — the signing of persona and intention, message and visual character, personally interpreted. To presume that a designer acts as a kind... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Places, Trends | Jun 21, 2017
THE JOURNEY OF LOSS, FINDING, FORGETFULNESS AND THE EYE OF SURVEILLANCE. My Mother taught me about watchfulness and listening. Of studying situations, examining human movements, physical linguistics, moments and interactions, ticks and tells, notes and reveals — as an... Read More
