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by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts, Retail | Aug 3, 2023
The Patterning of a Place, Storytelling Symbols in Space Culturally, any explorer of the world’s architecture will sense and see symbolic dimensions expressed in how places are designed—a cathedral would be an obvious journey-making in symbolic expressions. It might... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jun 21, 2023
In the legacy of design thinking, there is a contemplation that the most perfected solutions are mechanically drafted, that is, the theory of rightful proportion lies in the principles of geometry as found in cosmical solutions, its marvelous symmetry and structure.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Jun 14, 2023
As brand strategists and designers of brands, we think about memory as a key reference to relationships in community—it’s a simple questioning: what’s memorable? For a customer, GIRVIN’s Brand R’s: which asks: what are the key points of relevance—what’s immediately... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Jan 12, 2023
DESIGNING LOGO ART IN THE CONSTRUCT OF PALÆOGRAPHY AND LETTERFORM CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE. GIRVIN MOVIE LOGOS In a string of presentations in LA, as well as other parts of the country, I’ve spent time walking our process to motion picture studios, advertising agencies... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts | Feb 24, 2022
THE SIGILLIC SOLUTION In the journey of brand design and identity, there is the high road, the first summit, the easier vista—the outreach of an accessible view and foundational story: “it’s beautiful, so this must be a beautiful brand.” And then there are the deeper... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Interior Design, Places, Retail | Nov 5, 2021
TOUCH ME MORE OFTEN. When you circulate, out exploring things—places, brands, natural experiences in the outdoors—what do you do? How do you explore? Me? I’m a touchy-feely kind of a person—I like to touch things, which is inherent in the character of my work, since I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Designers, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Oct 27, 2021
When you think about a place— what aspects are the most memorable? From my view: patterns, there are patterns that intertwine in the experience of a place that become distinctly memorable. That can speak to unique uses of materials—as in the gnarly grizzle of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Places, Retail | Feb 3, 2021
PURPOSEFUL EXPERIENCE DESIGN STRATEGIES, COUPLED WITH INTENTIONALITY. WHEN THERE’S NO PLACE TO GO, WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE? AMBITIONS IN DESTINATION | RESTAURANT DESIGN STRATEGIES Now’s the time for many that experiences are home bound and under locked-down scenarios,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Feb 5, 2020
MAKE FAST THE FUTURE | HOW TO DEFINE CREATIVE DIRECTION FOR BRAND DEVELOPMENT | WRITE A CREATIVE BRIEF. LIGHT THAT FIRE: Could that be brief creativity? Unlikely? Or could creativity be defined—let alone contained—in a brief? What is a creative brief—and is there a... Read More