Search results for: place making
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Scent, Storytelling | Jan 31, 2023
STORYTELLING PERFUME AND THE SENSATION OF PLACE THE WANDERING WONDERMENT: AN EXPLORATION OF MEMORY AND SCENT I’m walking the city, or the forest, or the beach— and what comes forth? “What’s that smell? It reminds me of…” Scent memory: it’s right in the front of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jan 22, 2020
THE EXAMINATION OF INTENTION, PASSAGE AND MEANING— THE BRAND, THE STRATEGY, THE JOURNEY. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO FIND THE DEEPER SIDE OF BRANDS, WHAT ARE THE RITES OF PASSAGE—GETTING THERE: CLOSER TO SOUL, HEART, INTENTION, DIRECTION? CAN BRANDS LIVE—could they be alive?... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General | Feb 1, 2012
Designing in the otherworldly — futurism found and built — in the scarcity of the desert. It might not be certain what the effect of the desert air, broad and brilliant skies, ranges of mountainous channels could be in the sentiments of design and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Places, Trends | Mar 23, 2008
Rem Koolhaas A new vision in Dubai is an amalgam of the plain with the bold — OMA & Rem Koolhaas “Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas revealed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General | Mar 8, 2008
The OED: “brandish” — Brand as fire. Notes on the Place of being. Considering meaning and etymology, reflections on distinction and memory of meaningful experience. I had a conversation with a friend of mine, Paula Rees. She’s a placemaker. Her... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 15, 2010
Tim Girvin + Jonathan Girvin. The Met Roof | Cantor Garden (Photo by Dawn Clark) Working in NYC | Four explorations in 24 hours. In any trip, anywhere, the idea of a break — even packed-in on a tight agenda, can be meaningful — it’s an expansion on... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Retail | Nov 1, 2009
Exploring tiny market communities and micro retail — small shopping is beautiful While I’ve (and the Girvin team) had the chance to work on some of the largest retail groups in the world, namely Sogo&Seibu Co., Ltd. (Millennium Retailing) and their... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Marketing 2.0 | Dec 22, 2010
What is the nature of compelling giving? What are the tools to build a brand story that has soul, connectedness and impact to emerging audiences? Dig in. Go deep. Reach far. Finding time, reaching to the giving community in building humanitarian brand and charities... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Concepts, Designers, Interior Design | Nov 30, 2022
THE INTERIOR PATTERNED DESIGN LANGUAGE OF TALISMANIKA™ GIRVIN’S SYMBOLIC DESIGN SEQUENCING FOR INTERIORS, FURNITURE AND GRAPHICAL LANGUAGE IN PLACEMAKING. Any designer knows that a simple plane, an empty piece of paper, a coverless book, an empty package or the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Oct 31, 2022
MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR THIR13EN GHOSTS. BRAND DESIGN AND PLACEMAKING. THE USE OF SIGILLIC GRAPHICS AS A PLACEMAKING DESIGN THEOREM. What about graphical contexts in making place[s]? I think about it as a pattern language, a place storytelling—especially... Read More
