Search results for: DESIGN THE SIGNATURE
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Apr 15, 2014
Brandspirit and the building of spiritual and mystical brands What is the shadow brand, and what is the brand of light? For a long time, it’s been said — “you can’t use that word ‘spiritual’ around business people, it will scare... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Apr 8, 2014
WHEN I GET CLOSER, I KNOW MORE As I touch something, I can feel inside. Isn’t it so, for you, that when you touch something, you know more? In a conversation, touching the person that you’re communicating with, adds a series of punctuations and pauses that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Feb 17, 2014
2011, photograph by ©Steve Henke The Agent, An Axiom of Ayurvedic Principles, the Founder of Aveda, Intelligent Nutrients, Moves On. Remarkable people have a weaver-like mingling of a tapestried storytelling that frames out the threading of their lives — they... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Marketing 2.0 | Mar 11, 2014
And Recall the Old Strategies of brand innovation and evolution patterning. Newness. Wowness. Feelingness. Going forward and going back in the quest for the newness of change. IN THE JOURNEY OF ANY ONE, THE QUEST FOR THE NEW WILL BE IN THE HEART, AND THE HEAT, OF... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Feb 27, 2014
Defining locality and brand presence What is on the surface and lies beneath? I was walking in the dark — that, a metaphor unto itself — and looking on the street, with the light filtering and flickering in the wind-riven trees, casting quivering shadows... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Feb 18, 2014
INTENTIONALLY BLANK? I found this in a hospital room. And I was thinking, “what is it for, really?” This room is intentionally supposed to be blank? Empty? An interesting discovery for a patient. Welcome? You’re here, but you’re not supposed to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers | Feb 6, 2014
I want to trust you, but should I? Do you trust me? Do I trust myself, my instincts — what’s true? Pondering trust and inspiration, I was thinking about Rei Kawakubo, foundress of Comme des Garçons, a hands-on woman entrepreneur, designer and innovator... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jan 1, 2014
MEDITATIONS ON BEING. AND HAPPINESS. In the range of travel, I’ve seen some of the most remarkably dismal, difficult and challenging “survival-focused” environments. And the people in them. Still, smiles emerge. Yes, these New Dehli school girls... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Storytelling | Dec 4, 2013
The stride to a convincing victory Sometimes, the work is laden with inspiration. You meet someone, work with someone, their brand, their story, and the power of the passion, the energy, is a viral contagion; it’s like “I wanna be around that!” Get... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Trends | Oct 8, 2013
The Contemplative Walk My earlier studies of Thich Nhat Hanh revolved around the walking meditation — grounding into the earth, walking, breathing, contemplating the open stride; that mindful, mindless walk, open-to-the-moment ambulatory meditation. Being in,... Read More
