A look back at '09: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives in articles

In 2009 many print and online articles, Internet logo design collections and other resources included Jeff Fisher LogoMotives. Here are a few favorites from throughout the year:

• Gardens and Their Designers, Design Observer, by Timothy Jack Ward (October 2009) Read more here.

• Self-Promotion the Social Way, HOW Magazine, by Jeff Fisher (October 2009) Read more here.

• Sidebar: 8 tips and tricks for professional and effective 'Self-Promotion the Social Way,' HOW Magazine, by Jeff Fisher (October 2009)

• Career: Office Anthropologist, HOW Magazine, by Julie Sims (August 2009) Read more here.

• Crazy Train, Toots Style: Local Design Savant Turned Clown Has the Last Laugh, Just Out, by Ryan J. Prado (May 2009) Read more here.

• Using Twitter to Promote Your Book, FreelanceSwitch.com, by Kristen Fischer (March 2009) Read more here.

• Five Great - and necessary - Marketing Makeovers, Entrepreneur Magazine, by Gwen Moran (February 2009) Read more here.

There were many more online and print mentions and sightings of Jeff Fisher in 2009. A complete listing may be found on the Jeff Fisher LogoMotives blogfolio.

© 2010 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives

Clickety-clacks along the LogoMotives tracks

During the past few months quite a few mentions and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives have popped in the blog-o-sphere and elsewhere:

• A new review of my first book, The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success • My book The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success was originally released in the fall of 2004. Recently, Guatemalan design pal Kitty Florido came across a copy and wrote a review for her Design\ blog. Although out-of-print, copies of Savvy Designer may be found in some bookstores, on Amazon and in its newer format of PDF on CD. [12.21.09]

• 10 simple, yet effective logos • Over the past year, Jeremy Knauff - Creative Director of website design, graphic design and marketing firm Wildfire Marketing Group - has interviewed me and used me as a resource in articles such as this one on simplicity in logo design. [12.17.09]

• 25 Naughty Logo Designs – Don’t miss the fun! • It's always fun being a little bit naughty when creating some of my logo designs. My graphic for the play "2 Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter's Night," featured in this Graphic design Blog entry, has always been fun and controversial. [12.10.09]

• 40 Logo Designs with negative beauty - An interesting trick • My design for What's For Dinner is included in this interesting collection from the Logo Design Blog [12.02.09]

• Creative Medical Logos - 22 Logos to inspire • The Corporate Logo Design blog was kind enough to include my identity design for Hospice of Humboldt in this collection of medical images. As an organization based in Northern California's beautiful Humboldt County there was a desire for the design to have a more organic and friendly quality than your average healthcare-related logo. [11.12.09]

• What Designers Really Want For Christmas 2009 • On the Little Box of Ideas blog 37 designers shared their holidays wishlists with designer/blogger Sneh Roy. [11.12.09]

• How to Network On-line for Your Next Big Project • Long-time cyber pal Calvin Lee wrote about how his work ended up being included in my book Identity Crisis! in this Method to the Mayhem blog entry. In the piece he stresses the importance of online networking through a variety of resources. [11.09.09]

• 10 Inspirational Interviews for Designers • On the PowerUsers blog from India, Nikhil Misal posted a list of 10 interviews all designers should read. The 2008 interview that Australian designer Jacob Cass did with me for his Just Creative Design site is among those featured. [11.09.09]

• Gardens and Their Designers • My garden is a passion and my best therapy from the stresses of everyday life. it was fun being included in the Design Observer slideshow of designers from around the country in their gardens. [10.19.09]

• Thomas James Illustration website and blog • It was great to read the new blog of Portland illustrator Thomas James when he conveyed that I had inspired him to create a new "blogfolio" for his business efforts. James is also the individual behind Escape from Illustration Island - and we actually had the opportunity to meet in person when he did a podcast interview with me. [10.09.09]

• Braintalk with Jeff Fisher • I really appreciated design Thomas Ulbricht reaching out to me from Germany, via Twitter, to request an interview for the design industry site Sharebrain [10.07.09]

• Interview Series: Jeff Fisher on success and freelancing • The new site Freelance Show initiated their interview series with your truly as the subject. The Freelance Show will bring practical, real-world advice from 12-year veteran Creative Director and graphic design instructor, Neil Brown. [10.05.09]

• Best Logo Designs Created by You - Part 1 • On his blog ImJustCreative, UK designer Graham Smith posted several examples of what logo creators from around the world considered their best logos. My DataDork image has always been a personal favorite and continues to bring attention to my work. [10.02.09]

Check out some past clickety-clacks.

© 2009 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives

Design Observer peeks at gardens & designers

Earlier this week the Observatory, a channel on the design industry web presence Design Observer, took a look at gardening by creative professionals. In the article, "Gardens and Their Designers," design editor and writer Timothy Jack Ward ponders what makes so many designers turn to gardening as an added creative outlet.

The Design Observer piece has an accompanying slide show of designer gardens from around the country. Yours truly, sitting in my "summer office," is among the collection (above).

Throughout the year I have been photo-documenting the results of my "playing in the dirt." The images are posted in my garden Flickr gallery. I've also posted a variety of bLog-oMotives entries about the garden.

© 2009 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives