"As you leave design school the final day, that door hitting you in the ass is notice your real education is about to begin."
- Jeff Fisher
© 2012 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives
Showing posts with label Jeffism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeffism. Show all posts
Jeffism #11
"I'm just a few characters short of a full alphabet."
- Jeff Fisher literally describing a typography project he started back in 1994 - but a statement given a different meaning by so many friends and design peers.
© 2009 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives
Jeffism #10
"Market yourself ALL the time - especially when you are the busiest. A designer who waits until no work is coming in the door to start their marketing efforts will most likely be waiting much longer for new project work."
- Jeff Fisher on an online forum
© 2008 Jeff Fisher Logomotives
Jeffism #9
"I look at other designers as 'peers' rather than 'competition.' If you take the 'competition' position you will always be looking over your shoulder with concern - and perhaps a dose of panic. Adopting the 'peers' attitude brings about sharing, collaboration and inspiration - combined with a focus on the future and moving forward - to better yourself, others and the design industry."
- Jeff Fisher on an online forum
Jeffism #8
"Pay a great deal of attention to your own 'gut instinct' - it will always be one of your best personal business advisors."
- Jeff Fisher
Jeffism #7
"When a graphics industry expert proclaims something a current 'design trend' it is a 'breaking news' message to designers everywhere that the specific 'trend' should be avoided from that moment on - rather than followed by a thundering flock of design sheep."
- Jeff Fisher
Jeffism #6
"I'm constantly amazed by the incredible number of design professionals who are willing to invest so much time, talent and energy in the CHANCE at so little - or nothing - in compensation. It's even more flabbergasting that they continue to accept such crap as an industry norm again and again."
- Jeff Fisher (in regards to speculative design efforts)
Jeffism #5
"To err is human; to create something positive from the situation is design.”
- Jeff Fisher (from his book "The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success")
Jeffism #4
"The only thing worse than a potential client who does not value the efforts of a professional graphic designer, is a designer who doesn't appreciate the value of their own time and work.”
- Jeff Fisher
Jeffism #3
“‘Freelance’ is a nasty little word. It seems to imply an individual doesn’t have a ‘real’ job, can’t get a job, isn’t truly professional in their field, and is willing to work for ‘free.’” - Jeff Fisher
Jeffism #1
"It's not that I don't play well with others; it's just that I want to choose where, when and with whom I play." - Jeff Fisher
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