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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, Interior Design, Retail | Mar 20, 2009
I found this story, and thought I’d post it. It’s from a couple of years ago, but it is still layered with details about how I see this store. I offer this grouping of images, shot at Apple’s new store in NYC on 5th and Central Park South, as a kind... Read More
by Tim Girvin | General | Dec 8, 2008
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates Barack Obama Exploring definition of trend, in action, in the pursuit of the new. “The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.” Joan Miro I’ve wondered about the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, Designers, Retail, Storytelling | Nov 16, 2008
This is the second in a series on Human Brand | defining the inextricable link between people, founding vision and the brands that they produce. “As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Uncategorized | Oct 26, 2008
True Brands | (2nd in the series) In some recent branding workshops in White Plains, I’d explored, as an opening exercise for the executive team, the concept of brandstories in the context of personal experience. That is: what brand affected you —... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Interior Design, Marketing 2.0, Places, Retail | Feb 22, 2024
Emotional strategies in sensate brand integration Brands ask, “touch me more often, be my friend, speak to me, stay in touch.” Talking to an executive brand team, I reach-out in a simple question—“what’s the point here—what’s this workshop really about?” And the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Feb 19, 2015
BRAND PRESENCE, PARTICIPATION AND SENSUAL DESIGN You’re here, right? That is: right now, you’re presenting, you’re present: you’re here? When you’re walking a space, trying to create a place — something unforgettable — you need to be in here. Present and focused,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Places | Jul 10, 2014
The inward and outward flow of brand experience design. I was trying to make a connection with a team, a brand, and — like most of you — I was on-hold, then waiting, then holding, then waiting — and finally; and I was passed along to another, who had no clue about my... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Luxury, Retail, Storytelling | Jul 23, 2013
THE HAND CRAFT OF RETAIL DESIGN IN THE BEGINNING, RETAIL DESIGN GOES BACK TO ONE SIMPLE PROPOSITION. “WHY SHOULD I BUY FROM YOU?” The implications of retail speaks to retelling — that is, there is a story, and another story, in a story — and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, Retail, Storytelling | Sep 13, 2012
I was thinking about the bridge between shelf presence, art and content. Earlier in my life, I made a connection with a collective of people that related — gathered round — the work, the inspirations, of a man named Ben Shahn. Mr. Shahn was very famous,... Read More