Category Archives: Diary
By GirvinIT at 9:00 am on Wednesday, December 13, 2017
The Design of Prada You might know something about Miucci. Then, too, you might know about Luxottica. Of course, I’ve studied these things pretty closely. I’m very interested in design and art, and how Design can make Art more powerful. … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 8:30 am on Wednesday, December 6, 2017
AS A DESIGNER, A BRAND PERSON — A CREATIVE, A STRATEGIST, A MARKETER — YOU WORK IN THREADING ALIGNMENTS OF CREATIVITY. THAT COMES TO THIS PARALLELISM: THE SYNCHRONY OF HOW YOU THINK, WHAT YOU’VE WORKED ON AND WITH, AS WELL … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 28, 2017
As designers, we stand to create ideas, impressions, messages and visualizations. And they are patterns — patterning of recognition, patterning pathways, patterning constructions. We create code, don’t we? You might ask, just what is a pattern? It’s an ancient phrasing … Continue reading →
By GirvinIT at 10:30 am on Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Sure, we all love type. We love letters that we can relate to — whether handrawn, clean fonts, old-style work or hyper-modernist future fontography. I go old, deep, dark, pre-Christian. Really old. And really new. I like both. Really old. … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 9:00 am on Thursday, November 9, 2017
As many know, I have a deep and abiding love of the Fog. I seek it out, look for it, shoot it. Everyday. And to that, we created [Michael & I] @TheFogSociety. You should join us on Facebook if you … Continue reading →
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Tagged fog, Italy, Myst, Venezia
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By Tim Girvin at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 31, 2017
[1 — the first of the series of Italian notations.] You Shall Be Death | Viola Installations Given that today is the day for the celebration of Death, the hallowed eve — I offer this meditation: and what was, and … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 7:09 am on Friday, July 13, 2012
What I have learned in one day is t h a t : ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E V E R Y D A Y i s a J O U R N E Y [SMALL OR LARGE] ––– That: however long, difficult … Continue reading →
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Tagged journey, learning, Signs
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By Tim Girvin at 7:34 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Legacy of the Eagle Scout Award This year, the badge and legacy of the Eagle Scout reaches back a century. In the Girvin family, this is a potent tradition. All of the Girvin brothers are Eagles. And the tradition … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 8:07 am on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The Focus of Watch Fullness, Studying the Terrain Around You. I was hiking and, to every horizon line, path, water-lined and sanded beach and I studied the wind, the insects’ movement, the course of birds, the turning light and colour … Continue reading →
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Tagged aware, watching
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By Tim Girvin at 8:34 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Gay Pride I spent time at the Seattle Center today, Boeing PSC IMAX Theatre [Girvin did the logo for the complex, as well as the theatre, along with the signing treatments,] checking out the monster “Image Maximum” screen showing of … Continue reading →
