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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Apr 19, 2013
While I was walking in the woods, the ancient layers told me their stories. [Image above by Justin Kern, altered by Dawn Clark, AIA, LEED AP] When I was young, in NY, my parents took me to the New York City Museum of Natural History [AMNS.] This was a whim reaching to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 15, 2013
The symbolism of the window Thinking design / portals of storytelling / brand / story / insight. In the window to experience, you see in: in=sight. In the window to the object: circumspect — you walk around, surveil from the circumference. In the window to the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Human brands | Dec 26, 2012
When I was in Bhutan, high in the misted Himalayan mountains, I’d spied a remote monastery and spoke to my guide, Tsewang Nidup about “getting up there.” We did get up there, like nearly every other lonely vista we aspired to summit —... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Marketing 2.0, Places, Storytelling | Nov 15, 2012
Curiosity, where are you? Are you the Mayor of Mars? Yes — to the Mayorship. But to the geo-synchronism of FourSquare, the point might be journey, story, relevance and place. I’m here. I’m there. I’m no where. Mars Curiosity at Gale Crater... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People | Oct 29, 2012
The rippling of Genius A friend writes from London — a visit to the Victoria & Albert show on the design ingenuity of Thomas Heatherwick. It’s not the first time that we’ve observed his shining light. Earlier, working in NYC, we’d noted his... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People | Jul 18, 2012
The book, that is the leaf of time, space that becomes place and a world. Guy Laramee bookwork in transformation — presented by Foster White Gallery, Seattle A friend of mine pointed out a show, of an artist — with a broad vocabulary of explorations, Guy... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Jun 27, 2012
I was talking to a girl. As I listened — she told me a story, it was about her life. And I told an other — a story, about her story, to another. And then another, that came from the one story, became another story. I was talking to a girl. As I listened... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places, Retail, Storytelling | May 21, 2012
Atelier Mecanic Crank, or Drink up? At Atelier Mechanic, there’s not much about this concept that’s actually “mechanical” — it’s more to artful and highly personalized assembly — a gallery of the personal experience. Soul... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, General, Storytelling | May 17, 2012
Layering content, the palimpsest of meaning A calligraphic broadside, a gift, for speakers and presenting participants at The Evergreen State College 40th Anniversary. When I was a student, library adviser, workshop instructor and finally, faculty member [graduate... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Mar 7, 2012
(Girvin | Barcelona) THE FINITE, THE INFINITE — AND WHO CARES WHERE YOU’RE GOING? HOW FAR MIGHT YOUR STORY GO? FAR — TO THE CALL OF THE RIPPLE. I remember when I was in grade school, and I couldn’t quite figure out the spelling of infinity... Read More
