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]

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Clickety-clacks along the LogoMotives tracks

The month of July brought about quite a few mentions and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, online and in the print world. Here's what I've come across recently:

• Five Logo Design Heroes • It's a huge compliment to be included on this list compiled by designer Brandon Cox of eGrace Creative. [7.20.09]

• Designers'Couch: Interview with Jeff Fisher • James Costa, of the recently debuted design industry site Designers'Couch, interviewed me about my 30+ years in design, working independently, the challenges facing young designers today, and more. [7.16.09]

• Savvy Issues a Toot Toot to Jeff Fisher, Owner of Logomotives • I've noticed that Google Alerts are not always incredibly timely. Marketing specialist Marcia Ming recently received such a message notifying her of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives being named one of Startup Nation’s Top 100 Small Businesses for 2008. She notes that the news may have been a bit late - still, Ming took the opportunity to post a very gracious message on her Savvy Marketing Secrets blog and references her past Home Business by Design interview with me. She also wrote the article What Can Celebrated Graphic Designer Jeff Fisher Teach us About Small Business Marketing?. [7.14.09]

• Watching trends in graphic design • Examiner.com writer Cynthia Reeser references one of my past Jeffisms in her piece about graphic design trends. [7.11.09]

• 38 Business Cards of Top Graphic Designers – The inspiring creative gurus • On the Graphic Design Blog, Charlie B. Johnson has curated an interesting collection of business card designs - including my own. [7.03.09]

• Case Studies - The Real Source for Logo & Brand Identity Inspiration • UK designer Graham Smith, of ImJustCreative, suggests that identity designers look beyond the numerous online logo design galleries for project inspiration. In recommending books that feature real-life logo design case studies he writes: "And no self respecting designer should be without Identity Crisis! by Jeff Fisher." Thanks, Graham! [7.01.09]

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Clickety-clacks along the LogoMotives tracks

I'm taking a quick look back at the last couple months before starting out the new year. Jeff Fisher LogoMotives has been mentioned and spotted online quite a bit recently. Here's the latest from the cyber-world:

• 40 Playful Logos
Kreative Garden includes my designs for the Cat Adoption Team and the theatrical production 2 Boys in a Bed on a Cold winter's Night in this fun collection of international identities.

• Creative Advent 2008: Jeff Fisher
On his Positive Space Blog, Anthony Zinni creates his own holiday advent calendar of career advice from 24 design professionals.

• 20 amazing or original Logotypes & Logos !
In his first English language post, Mickaël Bertrand Alexandre includes the Jeff Fisher LogoMotives identity.

• The reality of logo design contests
The identity design blog Logo Design Love references my Creative Latitude article "When a “contest” is not a contest"

• Open Thread: What's Your Email Signature?
On FreelanceFolder, designer Jacob Cass takes a look at email signatures as a marketing tool.

• 100 Brands of Interest
Identity designer David Pache includes the Jeff Fisher LogoMotives logo in a collection focusing on creative firms.

• The Ultimate List of The Best Logo Design Resources
Jeff Fisher LogoMotives is mentioned multiple times in this listing from Just Creative.

• Jeff Fisher Interview Transcript
A couple of years ago Doug Farrick interviewed me - and the transcript of that discussion has now been posted on CreativePublic

• Book Review: Identity Crisis!

Teoh Yi Chie - an infographic journalist, illustrator, and cartoonist from Singapore - posts design book reviews with great photo imagery on the Design Shelf blog. I recently came across a review and video (above), with the reviewer flipping through my book Identity Crisis: 50 Redesigns That Transformed Stale Identities into Successful Brands, when posted on the Amazon.com page for the volume. I followed the provided link to the Design Shelf page for my book, which displays some great additional photo images.

• What makes a logo designer a professional logo designer?
Graham Smith, United Kingdom designer and writer of the ImJustCreative blog, asked designers on Twitter to define a professional logo designer.

• Braintalk with Calvin Lee
Cal Lee, of Mayhem Studios, has always be very gracious in mentioning Jeff Fisher LogoMotives in forum posts, blog entries and interviews - and he does so once again in a Sharebrain post. He was also a contributor to my books Savvy Designer's Guide to Success and Identity Crisis!.

• How 20 designers charge their clients
Designer David Airey, located in Northern Ireland, asked 20 international designers three questions about their financial practices. The answers provide great advice for any design professional.

• 42 Information Packed Twitter Backgrounds
The blog I Am Mike Smith presents the informative and decorative backgrounds of numerous "tweeters." My "tweets" may be found at @logomotives.

• Logo design evolution
I don't think that I can seriously be considered a "live legend of logo design," but I do appreciate the mention of my own logo design evolution on the DTP-Design site. The entry features the evolution of logos for a number of major corporations and Internet entities.

• Ten Principles of the Logo Design Masters
On the VECTORTUTS site, designer Chris Spooner of SpoonGraphics writes:

"The veterans of the logo design industry have achieved their success for a reason. Sure, it's partially due to the years of practice, blood, sweat, tears and inky fingers. But mainly, it's because they stuck to the ten solid-gold principles of world class logo design.

One of the principles is contributed by your truly.

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