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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Places, Retail | Nov 11, 2016
Closed All the Time? The Dead Shopfront Never Open, Shuttered Brands. I was trying to connect with — what I thought was an open resource — a brand, an enterprise, a place, a team of people. Nope. What if you were closed all the time? [Image: a door, Chicago, IL]. I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Oct 25, 2016
MARVEL STUDIOS Magical design, mystical gestures, emblems and logos for Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange While I’d referenced my earlier history with a blog on DocSavage, there was a mirroring in another of my youthful vigil for the mystically adventuresome [and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Designers, Motion Pictures, Trends | Sep 15, 2016
AI Design Strategies: Can AI work as Creative in the Movie Business? With the plethora of new AI development stories, how far can these applications stretch? IBM’s Watson thinks it can step in. I was studying some content on Adweek, about a new modeling for search and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | News | Jul 20, 2016
Congratulations Zoe on your recent article in the New York Times! New York Times Article We started with her, just at that moment, perhaps a little way out of her dorm, but a visionary wherever she goes. An honor, that partnership — brands from scratch! Lasting Smiles... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Retail | Jun 23, 2016
SHELF EPIPHANY, RETAIL DESIGN, BRAND STORYTELLING AND SHINING SURPRISES ––––––––––––– I was talking to a client about the concept of the shine. When a product, the shelf on which it resides, the store in which it lives — shines — what is that like, that light? Walking... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 7, 2016
DESIGNING THE SHADOW WORLD What Have You Seen of the Shadow World? In any journey, the question is never just what is on the surface, but what lies behind and beneath. It’s never about what you see in clarity alone, but what lies behind the Light. And what the Light... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers | Apr 19, 2016
Branding Buildings | Building Brands — Aligning Typefaces With Architecture In my earlier years I lived in a neighborhood laden with architects — like when I was 12 years old, in Spokane, Washington. I lived in a MidCenturyModern house [the one at 42nd & Perry]... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Apr 14, 2016
LOOK BACK TO FIND MORE As a designer, many of us watch the trends of design, over time — we look back 10 years, 20 years — 30, 50 years. We think about the cool airspun design of the 50s. Or we jump back to the 20s and 30s, we study post martial, WWII... Read More
