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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Jan 7, 2014
It would be better if it was true In the soul-searching of positioning and the right angle of brand, to story, cult and culture and truth in the telling, the woven fabric of brand experience and the personality of that narrative will be far better if the foundations... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Dec 17, 2013
Sparking innovation and change. There is legitimacy to the metaphor of Fire. Girvin, the team — and Girvin, the family — are fierce lovers of fire. We’ve noted that earlier. But any fire starts with a spark, which can be the beginning of a perceived... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Trends | Dec 10, 2013
The Complications of Content I was talking to a friend about cabling, chargers and hardware. Often, when I’m traveling, I’m roving. Moving from place to place. Others, happily desk bound, working in situ, they’re sending me texts: “please call... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Dec 6, 2013
In the Quest for Light, Being Beauty and the Bearing of Story I recall a time in the mountains of the Himalaya, a remote monastery, I met a tertön. Treasure finder. An 8-year-old-Light of a Being. His role, in his layering of being — treasure discoverer. In... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers | Nov 12, 2013
The Opening of the Next Portal I went through the door from the darkened interior to the light. There is some historical significance to the door — I think of every door step as a metaphorical movement. The door is a symbol, like a window. It’s a movement... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Nov 5, 2013
Meditations on Respite I was thinking about a remark from Tom Ford, that, to him, the greatest luxury is “sleep.” According to Dawn Mello — in a dinner conversation with her and her pal, Dawn A. Clark — when she was working with Tom Ford, at... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 25, 2013
What is Okay, anyway? I was thinking about the notion of OK, what’s that mean, really? The state of Okayness seems mediocre — it’s a condition where things are simply “all right,” alright. All is right? What’s rightness, a place of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 15, 2013
The Quest for Amazement I’m a Scot; and “wow” is a Scottish word from the 1500s. I find another reference of equal interest, the Southern New England Algonquian [Narragansett] framing, the “powwow.” powwaw “shaman, medicine man,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Oct 1, 2013
WHAT IF YOU’RE THE BRAND? We’ve written a lot about the brand of you. The truth of the brand will lie in the journey; in exploring any brand, our path is journey — what route has it been, what telling to the past, the present, the future? That goes... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 5, 2013
The Beauty of the Mindless Walking a construction site, I was studying the siting notes and install corrections. What I note, in watching the drawings, writings and notations of others is that in that sense of mindlessness. The doodle, the swirl, the twist, the check... Read More
