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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Designers | May 27, 2010
Art, branding and jewelry I had an experience in working with the fragrance group at Bulgari, along with another friend, an executive marketing partner there, that moved on to build the brand Gilt. Recently, the concept of exploring the art of jewelry and its... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | May 12, 2010
The wave, the ripple, the droplet, the metaphor — exploring allegorical symbolism in brand and business strategy. The idea of water is a metaphor that has consistency to the notion of exploring how people connect with each other: touch, connectedness, stories... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General | Jul 5, 2009
Exploring Quincy Jones, a vision of newly branding and defining the storytelling of music, culture, trend and coolness: Vibe Magazine Quincy Jones, who just happens to be from Seattle, one of the places that I live and love in, created about a decade and a half back,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Places, Storytelling | Oct 3, 2007
Luxury Retail design and brand patterning, Jakarta Seibu, Java, Indonesia I had the opportunity to partner yet again with Callison Architecture, Dawn Clark, AIA LEED and Andy Thaemert, Doug Shaw and team on the development of an expansion of the environmental design... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, Places | May 17, 2007
Yesterday, I went to the open house of the architectural design group NBBJ. The point of the practice, rather uniquely — I might offer, is about collaboration and the celebration of ideas. Many practices are of course about doing the fundamental work of defining... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Motion Pictures | Oct 26, 2023
How to build brand storytelling for terrifying design narratives Clive Barker It was roughly 40 years ago that I read Clive Barker’s “Books of Blood,” which struck me as a remarkably distinctive turn on the horrifying—as expertly fear-inducing storytelling. Stephen... Read More
by GIRVIN | Artists, General | Jul 16, 2019
This month’s design comes from our senior designer MacKenzie Mason. Having been a part of the GIRVIN team for almost two years, MacKenzie is known for her exceptional illustration work, packaging design, and incredible eye for detail. Those who work with her witness... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General, Motion Pictures | Mar 5, 2012
Designing a brand around a legendary legacy John Carter’s legend story, at Disney, is relatively recent — but the Edgar Rice Burroughs’s saga spans back decades [1911] to its origination — for a relatively short-lived comics series [72 weeks ],... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Motion Pictures | Feb 11, 2013
Design studies for the LOTR and Peter Jackson The process of film identity and brand development is intensely competitive, there are a series of talents, team and agencies whose sole enterprises are focused 100% of the time on theatrical advertising — for an... Read More