Search results for: symbolic design
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Feb 3, 2012
Doing creative speculative work — a pitch that costs nothing for the client — and everything for the creative team. I was in an argument with the team at Toyota — for what seems like months; lots of errors, miscommunications, challenges and failures... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Places, Storytelling | Jul 29, 2011
I got a note from some friends at the Oxford English Dictionary. It was about this word, “abracadabra” — and perhaps you’ve got the same one, since you might have friends there too. Earlier in my life, studying the history of the word, the real... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Mar 23, 2009
Art Wolfe | Wikipedia imagery file The brand that is a living, loving being. Art Wolfe and I go way back — decades; but my personal relationship with him goes back further — into the recesses of my younger years, being in the ramshackle melange otherwise... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Jul 16, 2007
What if you could do your own thing, create a retail space of your own? I’ve thought about that idea, doing just that — maybe in retirement, whenever that might be. Tim’s stuff. And a lot of that there is. But then there’s kiosk. Soho, NYC. I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Designers, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Nov 7, 2006
SLICE CURL PEEL MELT. Thought you might enjoy this, the detailing of Thomas Heatherwick’s work on Longchamp, Soho, Manhattan. Maybe you’ve seen it, already. I was down town working, Soho, took a break, and went there: shot. Frankly, I’m actually not sure that the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Marketing 2.0, Places, Scent | Aug 25, 2006
Scent is a slightly uplifting character to the dynamics of a space. Time Warner’s new Samsung technology space has a expression of light citrus blown in. The entries of Hotel Costes, and perhaps by contrast, W, Mandarin Oriental and Schrager’s offerings... Read More