bLog-oMotives
Portland, Oregon
 | Tips, trips, observations, clickety-clacks, & an occasional 'toot!' along the tracks from Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the Portland-based graphic design firm Jeff Fisher LogoMotives |
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| Updated: | August 26th, 2008 at 11:32 AM |
| Added: | November 9th, 2005 |
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Colleen Wainwright (aka "the communicatrix") has blogged about Jeff Fisher LogoMotives on occasion. She's included mentions of my business in various locales in the unreal world of the Internet. We've kind of developed a "mutual admiration society" - without ever meeting in person.Meeting such online friends is the theme of the video she has posted online in her quest to become Southwest...
The majority of my recent identity design projects have been redesigns of existing logos. Over the years I have been contracted many times to update or makeover the logos of businesses and organizations. My "before & after" images of such projects get a great deal of attention in my marketing packets and through previous blog entries focusing on redesign efforts. I thought I would create a...
Goodreads is a great social networking site for readers and authors, offering so much more than just the opportunity to connect with others around the world.As explained on the Goodreads site:Goodreads is a free website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. You can also post your own reviews and...posted on bLog-oMotives in Portland - 8/25 - 10:32 AM
The site Apartment Therapy has taken notice of my recent bLog-oMotives piece about making the umbrella stand for my garden. They've posted their own entry How To: Make a Flowering Outdoor Umbrella Stand. Thanks!© 2008 Jeff Fisher...posted on bLog-oMotives in Portland - 8/22 - 8:01 PM
The one piece of advice readers seem to be taking away from my book, Identity Crisis!: 50 Redesigns That Transformed Stale Identities Into Successful Brands, is that you should "never tell a potential client that their current logo sucks." In the volume's introduction I write:"In doing so, you can almost guarantee that the client, a family member of the client, or the individual with whom you are...filed under: identity crisis
posted on bLog-oMotives in Portland - 8/21 - 12:48 PM
The design studio housecleaning continues...and I have another excavated artifact to share.Early in the summer of 1989 I was contacted by Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) to create a logo for "From All Walks of Life," the third annual AIDS pledge walk to benefit AIDS care and education in Portland, OR. In my first doodle (below left), done in red ink pen for some unknown reason, I envisioned a variety...filed under: koin
The majority of my recent identity design projects have been redesigns of existing logos. Over the years I have been contracted many times to update or makeover the logos of businesses and organizations. My "before & after" images of such projects get a great deal of attention in my marketing packets and through previous blog entries focusing on redesign efforts. I thought I would create a...
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