Search Results for: layering
By Tim Girvin at 4:10 am on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
THE STATE OF WOWNESS In the exploration of design, organizing information, considering presentations and context, emotional relatedness, there are two elements that I look for in the conjunction of creative intelligence and communications to community. Content and beauty. I’m rarely … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 4:22 am on Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The concept of the interval: the use of space in design I think about what is presence. And I consider, what is absence? What is here — easily seen; and what is next? What is the interval? What converts moment … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 9:36 am on Monday, August 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 … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 5:23 pm on Friday, July 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 … Continue reading →
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Tagged books, calligraphy, design, enchantment, etymology, history, kabbal, magic, mandala, mystery, myth, origins, pattern, rare books, storytelling, typography, wordplay
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By Tim Girvin at 4:20 am on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
GOING BACK, I realize those that inspire me, those that have taught me all — brought me into their fold. In where I am, I make real what I learned from them. Being here, now — I am what I … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 4:40 am on Tuesday, July 5, 2011
HOLDING THE HEART OF STONE There’s a character to the nature of stone that crosses the barriers of touch and the sensitive condition. I hold it, the gravity of its ancientness. As you begin — you touch it — what … Continue reading →
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Tagged experience, stone
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By Tim Girvin at 4:06 am on Friday, June 3, 2011
Girvin | Rodarte The story on the story in the story — human | brand layering: passion, fire, color, sensation, context and meaning. There is the seen surface; and there is what lies beneath — in shadow, use, care, overlay … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 3:01 am on Wednesday, May 18, 2011
THE SENSE OF PUSH. AND PULL. AND PLAY Sometimes, in the strength of the passionate moment, there’s a need for force. FORCE ACTIVATES. And force could captivate. Enchantment: As the energy passes through, by your presence, the notation of momentum … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 8:52 am on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
SOMETIMES, IT’S BETTER LEFT UNDONE WALKING OUT THE OLD WAY, BACK BEHIND THE SHEDS AND BY WAYS OF THE MODERN I saw this old door, and was reminded that perhaps it’s better to leave things be, let them show their … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 6:39 am on Sunday, March 6, 2011
(a hallway meandering found, a personal photograph of a detail of Cappy Thompson’s glasswork, Swedish Hospital: http://bit.ly/hvwWQu) MY FATHER AND MOTHER HAVE INSTILLED A LOVE OF PLANTING IN OUR FAMILY. The planting inheritance, a flourishing of the verdurous instinct… But … Continue reading →
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Tagged growth, planting, spting
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