Jeff Fisher

Jeff Fisher

Engineer of Creative Identity @ Jeff Fisher LogoMotives
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Portland or

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United States

blog-omotives.blogspot.com
“Tips, trips, observations, clickety-clacks, & an occasional "toot!" along the tracks from Jeff Fisher LogoMotives”

ARTICLES

Toot! Toot!*: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs included in...

Six identity designs by Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the firm Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, are included in the recently released book LogoLounge Master Library, Volume 2: 3000 Animal and Mythology Logos. The volume, produced by the web ... Read more

Jeff Fisher's Speaking Engagements

Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, is often asked to speak at universities, colleges, community colleges, high schools, design industry conferences, non-profit organization events and business-related gatherings. His topics of choice include branding, marketing, graphic ... Read more

Calls for entries: Upcoming graphic design competition an...

All of the following competition or book submission deadlines present great opportunities to showcase your design efforts, market your work on an international scale through the published books, and "toot!" your own horn to clients, peers and the media: Graphis ... Read more

A look back at the 2010 HOW Logo Design Awards

This year HOW Magazine sponsored the first HOW Logo Design Awards competition. I was honored to be asked to judge the magazine's first event of this kind. Over 800 student and professional identity designs were submitted to the competition. It ... Read more

BOOKMARKS

bLog-oMotives: Toot! Toot!*: StartupNation names Jeff Fis...

Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, has been recognized by StartupNation as one of the nation's top businesses in its annual Home-Based 100 competition in the category of Most Slacker-Friendly. Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the Portland-based firm, is known ... Read more

25 Must-Read Interviews From 2008

A collection of designer interviews from around the blog-o-sphere, including the Just Creative/Jacob Cass interview with myself - Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for Jeff Fisher LogoMotives

bLog-oMotives: Calls for entries - design competition and...

Every 30-45 days identity designer and author Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the firm Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, posts an updated list of international design competition and design book submission deadlines on bLog-oMotives. These are not "contests" asking ... Read more

ADBASE Insight Article - Making Time to Market

Everywhere you look right now, there are reports of economic gloom and doom. Many of you may be wondering: "What is going to happen to my photography or illustration business if the economy keeps getting worse?" This ADBASE Insight article ... Read more

OTHER CONTENTS

FreelanceSwitch posts 'Identity Crisis!' interview

The web presence FreelanceSwitch has posted an interview with me about my career and the book Identity Crisis! The piece, "Veteran Designer Embraces Identity Crisis and Casual Fridays," was written by Kristen Fischer. FreelanceSwitch is an online resource for all ... Read more

'Identity Crisis!' has broad appeal - Designorati

With the subhead "Portland logo designer’s book illustrates ins and outs of brand rethinks in format that pleases both the logo maven and at least a few members of the public at large," writer Samuel John Klein has reviewed Identity ... Read more

DesignerToday reviews 'Identity Crisis!'

Online magazine DesignerToday has posted a review of Identity Crisis: 50 Redesigns That Transformed Stale Identities into Successful Brands. The complete critique, by designer and writer Jake Van Ness, may be read on the DesignerToday  site.  Van Ness sums up ... Read more

"Identity Crisis is a rare book" - Chuck Green

One of the blogs I check out on a regular basis is PagePlane, an online presence of design industry expert and author Chuck Green. His site Ideabook.com, the tutorials he offers, and his Jumpola design links are incredible resources for ... Read more