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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places, Retail | Oct 19, 2011
EXPLORING RETAIL DESIGN / PLACEMAKING EXPERIMENTS IN STORE STRATEGY AND CHARITABLE CAUSES Notations with the iPad | Journal Making + Site Explorations TRAVELING We’re always looking. With Girvin’s connection to Nordstrom, we went to explore more —... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Marketing 2.0 | Oct 7, 2011
THE CARTOGRAPHY OF DESIGN THINKING | Part one Building the strategies for brand engagement thinking, creative intelligence workshops and tactical layouts for innovation sessions. Working on a project for the planning of a market design program for an emerging brand,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Aug 29, 2011
RADIATION Z O N E D What of radiant ideas? What of ideas so powerful they spread round the world? What of innovations that embody the radiation of human imagination and commitment — a passion drive to emerge to new platforms of contribution? We’ve been... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Aug 1, 2011
L E A D E R S H I P M A G N E T I S M In the modeling of a group of people, there is invariably a “power pole.” Working with people, I look for that energized place of energy. Who’s there? In the clustering of people, there is the layering of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling, Trends | Mar 7, 2011
The rise of the stormtwister: which one are you following? Surely, it’s changed, Charlie’s tiger-blooded human branding keeps on surging. But why? Friend Robert Weitz pointed out, as he put it, the gladiatorial posting of winning wars of followers. Andrew... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Feb 2, 2011
Testing and response, does the arcing circular form suggest greater accessibility? “I’m soft, touch me — more.” Curves: more human, more lovable? There’s a proposition (noted below) that the Asian populace relates more positively to curve... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Scent | Nov 3, 2010
What’s being said, the framing of design, in the containment of fragrance. Ancient containments | Museo Santa Maria Novella, Firenze (Girvin) Pierre Dinand, story and Girvin: collaborations, explorations and ideals: perfume bottled, scent packaged, story told.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Retail | Oct 17, 2010
Redesigning connections to community, experience design and retail food service “This incredible new store design represents our ongoing commitment and leadership in global store design and offers a new experience to the Capitol Hill neighborhood. You will have... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Retail | Sep 22, 2010
Image: iPhone Defender As the world gets trickier, let’s think about products as self defense strategies. I’d written a while back, only days ago, about the idea of design strategy — DESIGN THINKING AT APPLE. Actually, I’ve no clue as to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Aug 4, 2010
The concept of the haul — get out there, shop, and video the story about what you’ve bought. If I was doing a haul video, it would have to be in a bookstore. I was thinking about how this might apply to me, what would I do – if I was doing a haul... Read More