tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16999457729160520072024-03-04T22:41:50.679-08:00Jeff Fisher LogoMotivesJeff Fisher LogoMotives engineers innovative graphic solutions in helping businesses and organizations to get, and stay, on track - and this blogfolio shares an archive of logo design examples, articles about the design firm, articles by Jeff Fisher, and much more.Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-36868642383287650362016-10-05T10:21:00.000-07:002016-10-05T10:21:33.776-07:002016 articles about Jeff Fisher LogoMotivesArticles, mentions of Jeff Fisher and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs online and in print:<br />
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<b><a href="http://nation1099.com/pro-bono-freelance-work-work-free/">Pro Bono Freelance Work: Does It Make Sense to Work for Free?</a></b>, by Pamela Baker for <a href="http://nation1099.com/">Nation1099</a> | USA (July 2016)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.graphic-design.com/60-Seconds/Copy-anti-copy">60 Second Window #330: Is it a copy? Is it not a copy? Copy-anti-copy? Plagiarism? Stock?</a></b>, by Fred Showker | USA (March 2016)<br />
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<i>© 2016 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-56066003883892099712015-10-31T09:42:00.000-07:002015-10-31T09:42:44.767-07:00C.A.T. logo design licensed to Whangamata Cat Adoption Team project in New Zealand<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNMgZ19oBDeuLzzpDvxytdD_YVl2_qVIb1N5WLGlQ_CxBAOmfqPRK-kltqC2yk1lPOD6ZLcy8nRCIr0i1xYSxi4g2STrse3rogS0YJ3iTRgMlrsrGc89eiESpPmRt-MFuuzHPsydG3zU/s1600/WhangamataCAT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNMgZ19oBDeuLzzpDvxytdD_YVl2_qVIb1N5WLGlQ_CxBAOmfqPRK-kltqC2yk1lPOD6ZLcy8nRCIr0i1xYSxi4g2STrse3rogS0YJ3iTRgMlrsrGc89eiESpPmRt-MFuuzHPsydG3zU/s320/WhangamataCAT.jpg" /></a></div><p>In 2007 I was asked to design a logo for the Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, Oregon. I created a logo using the letterforms C, A and T – and knew immediately I had designed an identity that would be very successful for the “no-kill” cat shelter and adoption facility. My excitement for the design was shared by the then Executive Director of the nonprofit. The proposed logo was presented to the Board of Directors, and immediately rejected as “not being warm and fuzzy enough.” The Cat Adoption Team and I then parted ways, with the Executive Director telling me I was free to use the logo design as I pleased.<p>At the time, I opted to use the C.A.T. logo design to market and promote my own logo design efforts. The design received a Silver honor in the Summit Creative Awards and a Merit Award in the Hiiibrand Awards of China. The identity experienced world-wide exposure in the books <i>Killed Ideas, Vol. 1</i> [Blurb, USA, 2009], <i>Letterhead & Logo Design 11</i> [Rockport Publishers, USA, 2009], <i>American Graphic Design & Advertising 25</i> [Rockport Publishers, USA, 2009], <i>Designing for the Greater Good</i> [HarperCollins, USA, 2010], <i>LogoLounge Master Library Vol. 2</i> [Rockport Publishers, USA, 2010], <i>Logolicious</i> [HarperCollins, USA, 2010], <i>For a Good Cause</i> [Index Book, Spain, 2010], <i>Logo Design Vol. 3</i> [Taschen, Germany, 2011], <i>2011 Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market</i> [Writers Digest Books, USA, 2010], <i>I Heart Logos, Season One</i> [iheartlogos.com, USA, 2011], <i>Logo Nest 02</i> [Logo Nest, 2012], <i>Logo Book</i> [Index Book, Spain, 2012], <i>Letterhead & Logo Design 11</i> [Paper, Rockport Publishers, USA, 2012], <i>Logo 3</i> [Zeixs, Germany, 2013], <i>Logo Nest 03 - B&W Edition</i> [Logo Nest, Serbia, 2014] and <i>Logo Book</i> [Paper, Index Book, Spain, 2015]. The logo also appears in the textbook <i>Perfect Match Art Primary 5</i>, by Prisca Ko Hak Moi (Pearson Education South Asia and Ministry of Education Singapore, Singapore, 2010).<p>Over the last eight years, the image has also become the most ripped-off of all of the designs I have created in the last 38 years; being appropriated without authorization by hundreds of “designers,” companies, organizations and individuals. Copyright infringements have been found in Canada, China, Ecuador, England, Italy, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam and elsewhere. [Many of these infringements may be seen in the <a href=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150310081744184.355860.18597299183&type=3>album on the Jeff Fisher LogoMotives Facebook page."</a>]<p>In all of the time, since I created the logo eight years ago, no one ever gave me the courtesy of asking my permission to use the C.A.T. logo design for any purpose – until April 2015, when I received an email from Victoria Cordery, who lives in the small coastal town of Whangamata, New Zealand.<p>Ms. Cordery explained that, in a completely self-financed operation, she was “trapping, desexing, and re-homing abandoned cats and kittens” from the town’s garbage dump. With the job becoming too much for just herself, she realized it was time to get officially organized, and begin community fundraising efforts through car boot sales and cake stalls. She shared, “With this comes branding. As you would be well aware, having a logo (and a name) is paramount in being recognizable and memorable in people's minds.”<p>She mentioned that she had come across my C.A.T. logo design online, thought it was “truly brilliant” and felt if would be "purrfect" to identify what would become the Whangamata Cat Adoption Team. Assuming that the design was already in use, she wondered if there was any possible way she could pay to license the image as the logo for her own organization.<p>There was no doubt what I would do. She had written to ask permission to use the design, when in eight years no one else had done so. She had offered to pay a fee to use the logo to identify her organization. She was personally involved in a cause in which I strongly believe. And she lived in a town in New Zealand with the cool name of “Whangamata.”<p>Within a week, we had a an agreement in place and the C.A.T. is now licensed exclusively to the Whangamata Cat Adoption Team. I wish Victoria and her organization all the success in the world.<p>I will continue to use the design to market and promote the design efforts of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives. I’ve also told Victoria that I will not stop going after those who rip-off the design and use it without authorization.<p>You will find the C.A.T.'s new home on the <a href=https://www.facebook.com/Whangamata-CAT-1429119790724779/?fref=ts>Whangamata CAT Facebook page</a>.<p>© <i>2015 <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>
Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-19349632049973606392015-02-01T10:28:00.000-08:002016-10-05T10:37:20.125-07:002015 articles about Jeff Fisher LogoMotivesArticles, mentions of Jeff Fisher and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs online and in print:<br />
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<b><a href="http://nation1099.com/pro-bono-freelance-work-work-free/">No Spec: Why Design Contests Are a Bad Idea</a></b>, by Lori Patton for <a href="http://www.pyragraph.com/">Pyragraph</a> | USA (April 2015)<br />
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<b><a href="http://iampariah.com/blog/creative-pro/one-of-the-worlds-most-ripped-off-logos-finally-gets-used-the-right-way.php">One of the World’s Most Ripped-Off Logos Finally Gets Used the Right Way</a></b>, by <a href="http://iampariah.com/blog/">Pariah Burke</a> | USA (April 2015)<br />
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<i>© 2016 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-75675473955494210642014-01-27T06:35:00.001-08:002016-10-05T09:49:53.908-07:002014 Articles about Jeff Fisher LogoMotivesArticles, mentions of Jeff Fisher and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs online and in print:<br />
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<b><a href=" http://www.graphicdesign.com/article/interview-logomotives-jeff-fisher">Creating the Perfect Logo with LogoMotives’ Jeff Fisher</a></b>, by <a href="http://www.graphicdesign.com">GraphicDesign.com</a> | USA (May 2014)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.togetheragency.co.uk/blog/2014/01/17/design-plagiarism-is-alive-and-well-in-nottingham/">Design plagiarism is alive and well in Nottingham</a></b>, by <a href="http://www.togetheragency.co.uk">Together Agency</a> | Nottingham, UK (January 2014)<br />
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<i>© 2016 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-40650890974903003672013-01-22T07:20:00.001-08:002015-10-31T09:40:56.027-07:00Business Logos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p00nwbqgk1Gx8WV5vW1_pz33XkDzJioWcf6fQQ0eoqHKJbhZnIfcLazp5sNXEeHbJqrLaGjcPCHeSrffqAzxR-SjqbX8inNp9afbPaD5hMRJVIlNM6bgkoO9bJmzNtYw9GypWyHol3M/s1600-h/Logomotives-Business2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p00nwbqgk1Gx8WV5vW1_pz33XkDzJioWcf6fQQ0eoqHKJbhZnIfcLazp5sNXEeHbJqrLaGjcPCHeSrffqAzxR-SjqbX8inNp9afbPaD5hMRJVIlNM6bgkoO9bJmzNtYw9GypWyHol3M/s400/Logomotives-Business2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137017443931629122" /></a><p>(<i>Clockwise from upper left</i>)<p><b>KidStuff PR</b><br />Client: KidStuff Public Relations<br />Location: Black Earth, WI USA<p>KidStuff PR is a public relations firm dealing with toy stores, toy manufacturers and performers for children. The design won a Summit Creative Award (Bronze) and appears in the books <i>American Corporate Identity 16, The New Big Book of Logos, New Logo World</i> (Japan), <i>Graphically Speaking</i>, and <i>Logo Design for Small Business 2</i>.<p><b>Al Bauer Advertising</b><br />Client: Al Bauer Advertising<br />Location: Portland, OR USA<p>In 1980, my first year out of college, ad agency owner Al Bauer asked me to design an abstract icon to identify his firm. Early in the process he selected this design - which most likely evolved out of my interest in the minimalist logo imagery I studied in school during the 1970's - thinking it represented how advertising was orderly until something went completely out of whack. About a week later he realized it was very abstract lower-case a and b letterforms.<p><b>American Telecom</b><br />Client: American Telecom<br />Location: Portland, OR USA<p>This logo re-design, executed in 1997, appears in the books <i>The New Big Book of Logos</i> (HBI, USA, 2000), <i>New Logo: Two</i> (Page One Publishing, Singapore, 2004) and <i>The New Big Book of Logos</i> (Paper, Harper Design, USA, 2003). The design was also honored with an American Corporate Identity award and, as a result, was featured in the volume <i>American Corporate Identity ‘99</i> (HBI, USA, 1998).<p>Read more about the logo on <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2007/06/re-design-american-telecom.html>bLog-oMotives</a>.<p><b>WordWright</b><br />Client: WordWright<br />Location: Portland, OR/Seattle WA USA<p>The logo for a technical, business and grant writer appears, in its various forms, in the books <i>New Logo & Trademark Design</i> (Japan), <I>Logo and Trademark Collection</i> (Japan), <i>Print's Regional Design Annual</i>, the Japanese book <i>Logo World, Letterhead and Logo Design 7, Logo Design for Small Business 2, The Big Book of Logos 3</i>, and the Spanish book <i>Logos: From North to South America</i>.<p>Read more about the WordWright identity on <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2007/07/design-studio-housecleaning-excavated_31.html>bLog-oMotives</a>.<p><i>All logo designs © 2015 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives. All rights reserved.</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-62185718266841039102013-01-19T18:39:00.000-08:002015-10-31T09:44:09.299-07:002013 Articles about Jeff Fisher LogoMotivesArticles, mentions of Jeff Fisher and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs online and in print:<br />
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<b><a href="http://imjustcreative.com/logothief/2013/11/22/">Wilfully Plagiarising? LogoThief Is On Your Case</a></b>, by Graham Smith, <a href="http://imjustcreative.com/">The Logo Smith</a> (November 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://989design.com/blog/2013/11/27/stolen-design-is-bad-design/">Stolen Design is Bad Design</a></b>, by Shawn MacDonald, <a href="http://www.989design.com/">989 Design</a> (November 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.logothief.com/catnapped//">Catnapped</a></b>, <a href="http://www.logothief.com/">LogoThief</a> (November 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://blog.psprint.com/designing/must-follow-twitter-designers/">31 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Graphic Designers</a></b>, by Brian Morris, <a href="http://blog.psprint.com/">PsPrint</a> (September 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://blog.creativegroup.com/the-benefits-of-pro-bono-work">The Benefits of Pro Bono Work</a></b>, by <a href="http://brynmooth.com/">Bryn Mooth</a>, <a href="http://www.roberthalf.com/creativegroup/">The Creative Group</a> (September 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/columns/when_it_comes_wwdc_2013_sometimes_logo_just_logo">When it Comes to WWDC 2013, Sometimes a Logo is Just a Logo</a></b>, by Michael Simon, <a href="http://www.maclife.com/">Mac | Life</a> (May 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.sesko.com/blog/?p=514">3 Reasons Why Logo Design Contest Sites are Bad for your Business</a></b>, by Patrick Sesko, <a href="http://www.sesko.com/">Sesko Creative</a> (March 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.howdesign.com/conference-news/how-design-live/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-how-design-live/">Getting the Most From Your HOW Design Live Experience</a></b>, by <a href="http://brynmooth.com/">Bryn Mooth</a>, <a href="http://howdesign.com">HOW Design</a> (March 2013)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.howdesign.com/design-business/business-issues/intellectual-property-copyright-issues/">Designers Tackle Copyright & Intellectual Property Issues</a></b>, by <a href="http://www.terryleestone.com/">Terry Lee Stone</a>, <a href="http://howdesign.com">HOW Design</a> (January 2013)<br />
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<i>© 2015 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-8756048586028960042013-01-02T09:31:00.000-08:002015-10-31T09:42:38.966-07:00Toot! Toot!*: 'iheartlogos' third volume gives logo love to Jeff Fisher LogoMotives identity designs<p><p>The newly released book <i><a href=https://www.iheartlogos.com/shop/?>iheartlogos season three</a></i> features two logo designs by Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the Portland-based firm <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives.</a>. The inspiration-filled volume, published through the <a href=http://www.iheartlogos.com/>iheartlogos website</a>, features 391 logos created by 121 designers from 20 countries around the world.<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlawXit59ZnUE_-gX6aMJYYc30eTZPLJUvz__JIrb8hYphsen2k2_g2MpCnuo_Wrz3Zy09SDS2vHWSWDeowW0CLXbOfT5KK-BQwukXiKuolbnMVT4Dh_sL-F0WaDiOp8E46FwGnV0v16h1/s1600/iheartlogo3-2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="121" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlawXit59ZnUE_-gX6aMJYYc30eTZPLJUvz__JIrb8hYphsen2k2_g2MpCnuo_Wrz3Zy09SDS2vHWSWDeowW0CLXbOfT5KK-BQwukXiKuolbnMVT4Dh_sL-F0WaDiOp8E46FwGnV0v16h1/s320/iheartlogo3-2012.jpg" /></a></div><p>The Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs showcased (<i>above</i>) are the logo for the North Portland Business Association (representing businesses in the designer's own neighborhood) and the safe sex self-promotion design for A Rubber's Ducky.<p>The identity re-design for the North Portland Business Association took the industrial history of the area, prominent landmarks and the familiar local blue heron into consideration as design elements. The symbol also appears in the books <i>Logos From North to South America</i> (Spain) and the <i>Big Book of Logos 5</i>.<p>A duck's head doubling as the shape of a condom, with a reservoir-tip, was a subtle "life preserver" message in the A Rubber's Ducky safe sex image. The logo appears in the books <i>New Logo & Trademark Design</i> (Japan), <i>The New Big Book of Logos</i>, <i>LogoLounge - Volume 1</i>, <i>New Logo & Trademark Collection</i> (Japan) and <i>Logos from North to South America</i> (Spain).<p>Logo images included in the book were judged and voted on by other designers submitting logos, and individuals registered to vote, at the website <a href=http://www.iheartlogos.com/>iheartlogos.com</a>. The limited edition book <a href=https://www.iheartlogos.com/shop/?>is currently available exclusively on the site</a>, for $25. Season four of the <a href=http://www.iheartlogos.com/about/>iheartlogos competition</a> is currently accepting logo entries.<p>Fisher, a 35 year design industry veteran, is the author of <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/1581809395>Identity Crisis!: 50 redesigns that transformed stale identities into successful brands</a></i> and <i><a href=http://www.mydesignshop.com/product/the-savvy-designers-guide-to-success-cd/>The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success: Ideas and tactics for a killer career</a></i>. Other book projects are currently in the works.<p>The designer has received over 600 design awards and his work has been published in <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2007/09/jeff-fisher-logomotives-in-published.html>more than 160 books</a> on identity design, self-promotion and the marketing of small businesses. He often travels – nationally and internationally – to present courses, seminars and workshops on design, branding, marketing and social networking. In addition, Fisher is a nationally-recognized speaker, making numerous presentations each year to design organizations, design schools, universities and business groups.<p>More information about Jeff Fisher, and his design and writing efforts, may be found on the <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives blogfolio</a>.<p>(<i>* If I don’t "toot!" my own horn, no one else will.</i>)<p>© <i>2015 <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-73248391189582908422012-10-01T18:56:00.000-07:002015-10-31T09:44:28.663-07:00Logodotes: Cat Adoption Team concept[Over the 30+ years I've worked professionally as a designer, interesting side stories have come up about my identity designs. This is one of <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/search/label/Logodotes">an ongoing series of "Logodotes"</a> - anecdotes about my logo designs.]<br />
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It's always interesting to be contacted by a nonprofit organization with a request to design a logo <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2007/09/profiting-from-pro-bono-creative.html">pro bono</a>. I get numerous such requests each month. These days, to give myself permission to politely decline some inquiries, I only consider donating my services if the project is related to education, nonprofit performing arts groups, children's causes, HIV/AIDS or issues in which I have a strong personal interest.<br />
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I had certainly heard of the <a href="http://catadoptionteam.org/">Cat Adoption Team</a> (C.A.T.), the Pacific Northwest’s largest nonprofit, limited admission cat shelter with its own on-site full-service veterinary hospital. My initial contact with the organization came via an email from a graphic designer doing volunteer work for C.A.T. She explained that she was a fan of my own identity design work and asked if I would possibly consider designing a new logo for C.A.T. as it approached its tenth anniversary celebration.<br />
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After expressing my interest in taking on the project, an appointment was made with the woman who was the group's Executive Director at the time. I appreciated the advertising and marketing background of this individual. She had a great understanding of branding - and the fact that the logo in use at the time (<i>above left</i>) may have served the agency well in its first decade, but it was time to convey a stronger, more professional and memorable public persona. With the emotional and historical investment in the existing logo, the was certainly a "<a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2009/12/never-tell-potential-client-your-logo.html">never tell a potential client their logo sucks</a>" situation. Personally, I felt the hand-drawn logo, with one black cat looking outside a window while another looked in, projected a melancholy and somewhat sinister image.<br />
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My hope was to create a simple, memorable logo, that would be appeal to both adults and children, as an identifier for the group. With the gift of an organization name acronym creating the primary word associated with the cause, I set about the design a logo turning C.A.T. into the graphic image of the animal. I got increasingly excited as I doodled (<i>above right</i>) and saw a recognizable cat form taking shape within the name.<br />
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My excitement was shared by the Executive Director when I explained the direction in which I was taking the project. As I fine-tuned the concept, I opted to make use of letterforms from the font <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/frankfurter/">Frankfurter</a> to form the cat and then be used to spell out the organization name. The roundness of the letters created a soft, friendly, inviting design (<i>above</i>) for review by the client Board of Directors. The Executive Director seemed very pleased by my effort and felt it could successfully take C.A.T. into its second decade with a clever and professional graphic identity.<br />
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The Board of Directors did not agree. The Executive Director shared that the board members did not feel the design was "warm and fuzzy enough" to successfully represent the cause. She then graciously offered me an opportunity that no previous client had suggested. Given the fact I had donated my time and invested so much energy, into a design that I was convinced would best serve C.A.T and the Board of Directors disagreed; she was allowing me to remove myself from the situation if I chose to do so.<br />
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I accepted her offer to separate myself from the project. Afterwards I learned that other designers had less than successful past business relationships with the agency, too. The combination of a mostly volunteer organization, the historical and emotional attachments to the group's past designs, a voting Board of Directors sometimes becoming a "design by committee' presence, and other elements can make such projects challenging - for the designer <i>and</i> the client.<br />
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Soon after ending my participation in the C.A.T. project, I received a call-for-entries for a book to display 50 of the best international rejected, or "killed," design concepts. The C.A.T. logo concept design got a second life when it was accepted for publication in the book <i><a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2009/06/toot-toot-killed-ideas-vol-1-gives.html">Killed Ideas: Vol 1</a></i>.<br />
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The C.A.T. design went on to have more than nine lives beginning with winning a Silver Award in the <a href="http://www.summitawards.com/">Summit Creative Awards</a>. It is also featured in the books <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2009/11/toot-toot-cat-identity-by-jeff-fisher.html"><i>Letterhead & Logo Design 11</i></a>, <a href="http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2010/01/jeff-fisher-judges-american-graphic.html"><i>American Graphic Design & Advertising 25</i></a>, <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2010/02/toot-toot-identity-by-jeff-fisher.html"><i>Designing for the Greater Good</i></a>, <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2010/06/toot-toot-jeff-fisher-logomotives.html"><i>LogoLounge Master Library Vol. 2</i></a>, <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2010/10/toot-toot-identity-design-efforts-of.html"><i>Logolicious</i></a>, <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2010/04/toot-toot-spanish-book-for-good-cause.html"><i>For a Good Cause</i></a> (Spain), <a href="http://www.iheartlogos.com/shop.cfm"><i>iheartlogos season one</i></a>, <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/383652421X">Logo Design Vol. 3</a></i> (Germany), <i><a href="http://www.logonest.com/">Logo Nest 2</a></i> and <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/8415308159">LogoBook</a></i> (Spain). The logo also appears in the textbook <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2010/02/toot-toot-art-textbook-for-singapore.html"><i>Perfect Match Art Primary 5</i></a>, by Prisca Ko Hak Moi - a collaborative project of publisher Pearson Education South Asia and Ministry of Education Singapore. Most recently it is an illustrative element in an article I wrote for the <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/1582979553"><i>2011 Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market</i></a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRJNXpor-SyzXiNGpIvBa0p_970JdWBA13wC2BpiOpN1wW5YFHz5SqpUn7E9AMuHL-usk_bPumHAQzuk9WWXEN9kHFPxd6Xch5PPSLTi0geETikVl0E3Jd1dl7fMzzTxibf3is2kEG719/s1600/CAT-newlogo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750691331725714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRJNXpor-SyzXiNGpIvBa0p_970JdWBA13wC2BpiOpN1wW5YFHz5SqpUn7E9AMuHL-usk_bPumHAQzuk9WWXEN9kHFPxd6Xch5PPSLTi0geETikVl0E3Jd1dl7fMzzTxibf3is2kEG719/s320/CAT-newlogo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 122px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>© <i>Cat Adoption Team</i><br />
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What became of the need for a Cat Adoption Team logo design? Well, another designer (if I knew the name I would post it here) did take on the project and successfully created an identity for C.A.T. (<i>above</i>). It seems that the organization got their more literal and "warm and fuzzy" feline representation within the logo design. It has been used as the agency's identity for some time now.<br />
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I had an immediate critical, rather than personal or bitchy, reaction to the new logo when first seeing it - and other logo designers have emailed me with similar thoughts. With the illustrative cat's head resting on the "C" letterform, that letter seems to visually close creating a noose-like appearance - or the cat's head seems to resting in wait for the falling of a guillotine blade or the ax of a a public executioner. Perhaps not the best graphic message for a "no-kill" cat shelter.<br />
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© 2015 <i><a href="http://jfisherlogomotives.com/">Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-44094052373446402252012-08-20T14:41:00.000-07:002015-10-31T10:52:24.631-07:002012 Articles about Jeff Fisher LogoMotivesArticles, mentions of Jeff Fisher and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs online and in print:<br />
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<b><a href="http://ezine.creativegroup.com/portal/site/cg-ezine/menuitem.53fc77b22e6b5c75df7326104308dfa0/?vgnextoid=f663164825e9a310VgnVCM1000002c08f90aRCRD">Benefits of Pro Bono: roundup of good deeds by designers</a></b>, by <a href="http://www.brynmooth.com">Bryn Mooth</a>, <a href="http://ezine.creativegroup.com/">The Creative Group eZine</a> (November 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.graphicdesign.com/article/copyrights-trademarks-infringements-2/">Copyrights, Trademarks and Infringements … Oh My! (Part 2)</a></b>, by Neil Tortorella, <a href="http://www.graphicdesign.com/">GraphicDesign.com</a> (October 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.mydesignshop.com/how-september-2012/">5 Steps to Finding the Best Clients</a></b>, by Ilise Benun, HOW Magazine (September 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2012/08/how_to_launch_your_neighborhood_brand_and_engage_your_community/">Neighborhood Branding: How to Launch Your Neighborhood Brand and Engage Your Community</a></b>, by Chris Young, Neighborhood Notes (August 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/freelance-marketing/freelance-brand-personality/">10 Steps to Creating Your Freelance Brand Personality</a></b>, by Martha Retallick, FreelanceSwitch (August 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2012/07/how_to_create_a_neighborhood_logo/">Neighborhood Branding: How To Create A Neighborhood Logo</a></b>, by Chris Young, Neighborhood Notes (July 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.rockpaperink.com/content/column.php?id=355">Indie: Last Call!</a></b>, by Steve Gordon, Jr., RockPaperInk (July 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2012/06/goals_and_guidance_for_creating_your_neighborhood_brand/">Neighborhood Branding: Goals and Guidance for Creating Your Neighborhood Brand</a></b>, by Chris Young, Neighborhood Notes (June 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2012/05/neighborhood_branding_determining_what_to_change_and_how/">Neighborhood Branding: Determining What To Change and How</a></b>, by Chris Young, Neighborhood Notes (May 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://blog.iheartlogos.com/index.php/2012/05/designer-conversations-jeff-fisher/">designer conversations // Jeff Fisher</a></b>, by Brian Gray, iheartlogos (May 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2012/04/do_people_have_the_wrong_perception_of_your_neighborhood/">Neighborhood Branding: Do People Have The Wrong Perception of Your Neighborhood?</a></b>, by Chris Young, Neighborhood Notes (April 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://thetypestudio.com/type-education/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-jeff-fisher/">10 Things you (probably) didn’t know about Jeff Fisher</a></b>, by Ilene Strizver, The Type Studio (March 2012)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.mydesignshop.com/how-january-2012">5 Steps to Finding the Best Clients</a></b>, by Ilise Benun, HOW Magazine (January 2012)<br />
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<p>© <i>2015 <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>
Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-55713320436926180902012-06-06T09:44:00.000-07:002015-10-31T09:44:48.819-07:00Retail Logos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDVt6LQ6gpMqOwCc3gHdFsCcqcbr6PkpRqO3v8TaW3j5Nx0Gw5v_geDEdQzGd31_SNZVuFECz4rIatr-NBdzEn7iJYAI9gl80ByZTy-JzM09Tgyg0dhzoY1Tqk5fwvH6TBXS0jSTcOK4/s1600-h/LogoMotives-Retail3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDVt6LQ6gpMqOwCc3gHdFsCcqcbr6PkpRqO3v8TaW3j5Nx0Gw5v_geDEdQzGd31_SNZVuFECz4rIatr-NBdzEn7iJYAI9gl80ByZTy-JzM09Tgyg0dhzoY1Tqk5fwvH6TBXS0jSTcOK4/s400/LogoMotives-Retail3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162923363225999650" /></a><p>(<i>Clockwise from upper left</i>)<p><b>WhatNots</b><br />Client: WhatNots<br />Location: Ogden, UT USA<p>The identity for an antique and collectibles seller. The design is featured in <i>The Big Book of Logos 3</i> (HBI, USA, 2002).<p>Read more about the WhatNots project on <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2007/08/design-studio-housecleaning-excavated.html>bLog-oMotives</a><p><b>Robinwood Center</b><br />Client: Robinwood Center<br />Location: West Linn, OR USA<p>In 1981, fresh out of college, I was hired to create the logo for the Robinwood Center retail mall. The image was created on illustration board with a rapidiograph pen.<p><b>For The Birds</b><br />Client: For The Birds<br />Location: Portland, OR USA<p>For The Birds was created for a friend who was planning on opening a bird house store. The logo is featured in the books <i>New Logo & Trademark Design</i> (P.I.E. Books, Japan, 1998), <i>Bullet-Proof Logos</i> (HBI, USA, 2000), <i>The New Big Book of Logos</i> (HBI, USA, 2000) and <i>Logo & Trademark Collection</i> (P.I.E. Books, Japan, 2004),.<p>Read more about the For The Birds logo on <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2007/04/design-studio-housecleaning-excavated.html>bLog-oMotives</a><p><b>Walk Your Talk</b><br />Client: Walk Your Talk<br />Location: Silver Springs, MD USA<p>This icon was created for Walk Your Talk, an urban sportswear company that projects a positive message with their products. The design has been featured in the books <i>Logos from North to South America</i> (Index Book, Spain, 2005), <i>Logos Cafe</i> (Page One, Singapore, 2005), <i>Fashion Identity</i> (Index Book, Spain, 2007) and <i>Logos from North to South America</i> (Paper-mini, Index Book, Spain, 2007).<p><a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/search/label/retail%20logo>See more retail logo designs by Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a><p><i>All logo designs © 2015 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives. All rights reserved.</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-18763352292269011682012-03-15T07:09:00.006-07:002015-10-31T10:52:57.806-07:00Were these clients expecting original logo designs?<p>Quite often these days I am receiving emails, tweets, Facebook messages and direct messages, from design professionals around the world, expressing concern that they have come across a logo design that was much more than inspired by one of my own original identity creations. I really appreciate the vigilance of the design community. <p>In February 2012, one copyright infringement situation was brought to my attention by way of a personal email from a designer in Denmark, a tweet with the offending page link and a direct message from another designer on Twitter. Much of the concern shared by other professionals has been the result of the design industry's <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/08/logogardencom-harvests-pros-logos.html>recent experience with LogoGarden</a> and the large number of <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/10/gallery-of-jeff-fisher-logomotives-logo.html>copyright violations of my own work found via Google reverse image searches</a>.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DZx3SyGt6aAggmI8v93pWUlLOKLvHBt4Xe0buDqifzPdcywU37TTAGS3lwdS-cReAqQ4k7Y2mW1qYBEt1gJWt3f1wNcpDBWDXourzPhDdfWbhe_uLZsoFhloL2yeHaLLWROVfkuN4V4/s1600/NCS-Shutterstock1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DZx3SyGt6aAggmI8v93pWUlLOKLvHBt4Xe0buDqifzPdcywU37TTAGS3lwdS-cReAqQ4k7Y2mW1qYBEt1gJWt3f1wNcpDBWDXourzPhDdfWbhe_uLZsoFhloL2yeHaLLWROVfkuN4V4/s320/NCS-Shutterstock1.jpg" /></a></div>Recently I received an email from a design peer in Texas, expressing his concern that he'd come across a rip-off of one of my designs in the online portfolio of an Austin designer (<i>above</i>). In viewing the example, I immediately knew that he was referring to the Neighborhood Service Center logo I designed for the City of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement - an image that evolved from an earlier local government agency identity I created in 1999. In responding to my online design pal, I explained that I would suspect that the Austin image had somehow been inspired by my design, but it didn't appear to be a literal rip-off.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-pvp3Miy7fSeDBcMPkz25eleHkhcqNeSNhuyk0aKEcBIfwfAJ99zjzPCkZpkOOkbYJl7urRRcIUSfLQhyvINmw-4_RDLdxIrRfNOViDaD1zQfO6uDctgn_e-DrzQ1oH1lIPx6_sl1VM/s1600/NCS-Shutterstock2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-pvp3Miy7fSeDBcMPkz25eleHkhcqNeSNhuyk0aKEcBIfwfAJ99zjzPCkZpkOOkbYJl7urRRcIUSfLQhyvINmw-4_RDLdxIrRfNOViDaD1zQfO6uDctgn_e-DrzQ1oH1lIPx6_sl1VM/s320/NCS-Shutterstock2.jpg" /></a></div><p>Still, my curiosity was piqued - and I did a <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/09/googles-reverse-image-search-designers.html>Google reverse image search</a> using the logo image from Austin. Initially, I found a Shutterstock graphic (<i>above</i>) that was being sold by the company until at least 10.12.10. I suppose it was "inspired" by my design, as there are some very obvious similarities. I then came across numerous sites around the world offering the image for sale or as a free clipart download. The search then resulted in finding many logo designs making use of the image, or variations of the graphic.<p>Here are some of the examples I discovered:<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDk5U0gt5s6v9fKj27W1SfDB6BwRmhO98-T5kcY6hLlbM6z4xCijUDJ5bpROrjU_4sIcP877LFdlD1lvBkh7Fcn_K7fjx10MO7WRJB7X7OZe_C8G69ZIwjVGg5bIHTkk9HuZrNE4kDZUY/s1600/NCS-Shutterstock3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDk5U0gt5s6v9fKj27W1SfDB6BwRmhO98-T5kcY6hLlbM6z4xCijUDJ5bpROrjU_4sIcP877LFdlD1lvBkh7Fcn_K7fjx10MO7WRJB7X7OZe_C8G69ZIwjVGg5bIHTkk9HuZrNE4kDZUY/s320/NCS-Shutterstock3.jpg" /></a></div><p>• Logos for a real estate investment concern; a Chinese company marketing first aid kits; a television show in Argentina, student housing accommodations in Syria, home medical services in Illinois, and a Michigan county program (with watermark lines from a clipart site still in place when enlarged).<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfOHi8SV380ybtW4-VqH79l0-7HHKr-p7YenpD2WIlgOVBN__qDNLWW3FZk1vxNXpisuFCP1Zelfc4MarLBy_uVi9tprtLf5ucI6Mk7RPJ1OSvkjheWPWegLQJAwG-tfF6CkMutG9ksg/s1600/NCS-Shutterstock4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfOHi8SV380ybtW4-VqH79l0-7HHKr-p7YenpD2WIlgOVBN__qDNLWW3FZk1vxNXpisuFCP1Zelfc4MarLBy_uVi9tprtLf5ucI6Mk7RPJ1OSvkjheWPWegLQJAwG-tfF6CkMutG9ksg/s320/NCS-Shutterstock4.jpg" /></a></div><p>• Symbols representing a glass and window business in Bangladesh, a real estate firm in Andora, a nonprofit organization in Scotland, a Chinese real estate representative, a website in China and an insurance company in British Columbia.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop2mwBFybr5TOqa7qaC7AIHDNBeMgJ1mzgXRbpnPb9y2VE4vvB3zN-q_ijaet9S7cu-qDqylgFkHOJVgSdhX5oQSBOrh1yN49OSTGzp_YzMZ6HUUsMVt3DQJCjJsF5DQ4TaqfgTNkyaI/s1600/NCS-Shutterstock6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop2mwBFybr5TOqa7qaC7AIHDNBeMgJ1mzgXRbpnPb9y2VE4vvB3zN-q_ijaet9S7cu-qDqylgFkHOJVgSdhX5oQSBOrh1yN49OSTGzp_YzMZ6HUUsMVt3DQJCjJsF5DQ4TaqfgTNkyaI/s320/NCS-Shutterstock6.jpg" /></a></div><p>• Images including those for a "design contest" in China (with the contributor being called out on the site for not submitting an original design), a business selling Turkish products in Russia, a window manufacturer in the Ukraine, a Pakistani student organization, a health care program in Michigan and an architecture firm in the Czech Republic.<br />
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<p>I also found the image being used as an illustrative element on many websites, the cover graphic for a National Household Education Survey Report book in China and in many other applications.<p>With the image found in use all over the world, I wonder how many of the owners of these businesses, and organization administrators, think they are represented by a truly original design - and how many designers represented their work as such.<p>© <i>2015 <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-1045639210318823882012-03-09T12:49:00.002-08:002015-10-31T10:53:12.581-07:00Three paperback design book releases highlight the identity work of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives<p>The logo design efforts of Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the Portland-based firm <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a> are featured in three recent paperback book releases from major industry publishers. The examples are featured in the books <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/159253791X>The Best of Letterhead and Logo Design</a></i> and <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/1592537618>Letterhead and Logo Design 11</a></i> from <a href=http://rockpub.com>Rockport Publishers</a>, and <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/0062122657>The Big Book of Logos 5</a></i> from <a href=http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=518010>Harper Design</a>.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPdpFC1eKkqYa1URQIocdF9_xwx-MXxIyYDkeusw0MXAZ5OgJoHFoUG45QpUSiJKTY4IO50_x7a2VteONHTVOVqKKTr0REzb5Ba5JL0CqV3Kw7fjfzUsAckucUMxRR1jZIwxOyA3B3nmS/s1600/BLH%2526LD-03.10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPdpFC1eKkqYa1URQIocdF9_xwx-MXxIyYDkeusw0MXAZ5OgJoHFoUG45QpUSiJKTY4IO50_x7a2VteONHTVOVqKKTr0REzb5Ba5JL0CqV3Kw7fjfzUsAckucUMxRR1jZIwxOyA3B3nmS/s320/BLH%2526LD-03.10.JPG" /></a></div><p><i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/159253791X>The Best of Letterhead and Logo Design</a></i> contains Jeff Fisher's identities for Black Dog Furniture Design and the triangle productions! theatre company shows The Food Chain and Girls' Night Out. Logos for writer Kimberly Webster, retail establishment Peggy Sundays, and the 100-year-old W.C. Winks Hardware were also selected. All of the businesses are in the Portland metropolitan area. The volume is a collection of the best designs from the previous four <i>Letterhead and Logo Design</i> books released by the company between the years 1999 and 2007.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NQQuwftIJTkFm92qpl72jy_3IlNl91YoGSxPa65L6GP99of0RYun_CghaPcaM8Hj7BBzOXORVvTUdmU-fZNeX_11Afj2X3zx0RBcN8Kb8mU_gexYG0WqxXwNL8IEFCL60_2_f0suDBvo/s1600/Letterhead%2526Logo11-11.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="136" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NQQuwftIJTkFm92qpl72jy_3IlNl91YoGSxPa65L6GP99of0RYun_CghaPcaM8Hj7BBzOXORVvTUdmU-fZNeX_11Afj2X3zx0RBcN8Kb8mU_gexYG0WqxXwNL8IEFCL60_2_f0suDBvo/s320/Letterhead%2526Logo11-11.09.jpg" /></a></div><p>Compiled by the firm <a href=http://www.designarmy.com/>Design Army</a>, the book <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/1592537618>Letterhead and Logo Design 11</a></i> features the Jeff Fisher LogoMotives design concept for the Cat Adoption Team.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsJN3Xd1wAbS37-Qa4EMLWpJ8OhxWtrWXN8Hcpc3Pr5-PSO4de0q-syuC3Nrnrz-HLgJQxIPkpeQ6sgG7DymMKwvjIaLfpKdwq-AstkGeIdE02Liu0uLlgZXcewFfpUJOTSObryW_g6e2/s1600/BigBookofLogos5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsJN3Xd1wAbS37-Qa4EMLWpJ8OhxWtrWXN8Hcpc3Pr5-PSO4de0q-syuC3Nrnrz-HLgJQxIPkpeQ6sgG7DymMKwvjIaLfpKdwq-AstkGeIdE02Liu0uLlgZXcewFfpUJOTSObryW_g6e2/s320/BigBookofLogos5.jpg" /></a></div><p><i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/0062122657>The Big Book of Logos 5</a></i>, a nearly 400-page volume from authors David E. Carter and Suzanna MW Stephens, showcases designs for the Benicia Historical Museum (Benicia, CA), Four Rivers Community School (Ontario, OR), the annual golf tournament and auction events for Residence XII (Kirkland, WA), Twisted Elegance Interactive (Seattle, WA), The Parenting Alliance, and the Young Native Writer's Essay Contest sponsored by the Holland+Knight Charitable Foundation (Tampa, FL). An icon produced as part of the international Fluerons of Hope - Font Aid III effort, benefiting those impacted by the tsunami of 2004, was also selected.<p>Portland clients highlighted in the volume include interiors firm NoBox Design, the VanderVeer Center anti-aging clinic, the City of Portland's Neighborhood Service Center program, Bella Terra Landscape Designs, the AIDS residential care facility Our House of Portland, and architect Thomas Fallon.<p>Logos for the community activist organization Association for Responsible Inner Eastside Neighborhood Development (AFriend), the Reed College Fall Thesis programs for 2004 and 2005, The Spring Showcase presented by the Philoptochos of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, and the now closed Balaboosta Delicatessen were also recognized.<p>Identities honored for North Portland individuals, organizations or events included those for community organizer Mike Verbout, St. Johns Window Project, Portsmouth Neighborhood Association, North Portland Business Association and University Park United Methodist Church's annual North Portland Pride BBQ and Festival.<p>Selected designs include images created for George Fox University's Tilikum Center for Retreats & Outdoor Ministries (Newberg, OR) and the Emerge Medical Spa at Bridgeport (Tigard, OR).<p>Gay/Lesbian community logo images to be in the book include designs for Just Out newsmagazine (Portland, OR) and the Diversity Training program of DiversityBuilder.com (Brentwood, TN). In addition, my "I DO!" image, in support of same-sex marriage, and the logo for the designer's own marriage to partner Ed Cunningham are celebrated.<p>An identity created for a presentation at the 2004 HOW Design Conference was also published.<p>Fisher, a 35 year design industry veteran, is the author of <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/1581809395>Identity Crisis!: 50 redesigns that transformed stale identities into successful brands</a></i> and <i><a href=http://www.mydesignshop.com/product/the-savvy-designers-guide-to-success-cd/>The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success: Ideas and tactics for a killer career</a></i>. Other book projects are currently in the works.<p>The designer has received over 600 design awards and his work has been published in <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2007/09/jeff-fisher-logomotives-in-published.html>more than 160 books</a> on identity design, self-promotion and the marketing of small businesses. He often travels – nationally and internationally – to present courses, seminars and workshops on design, branding, marketing and social networking. In addition, Fisher is a nationally-recognized speaker, making numerous presentations each year to design organizations, design schools, universities and business groups.<p>More information about Jeff Fisher, and his design and writing efforts, may be found on the <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives blogfolio</a>.<p>© <i>2015 <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-65318486034852821222011-12-31T14:57:00.000-08:002015-10-31T10:53:35.648-07:002011 Articles about Jeff Fisher LogoMotives<p>Articles, mentions of Jeff Fisher and sightings of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs online and in print:<p><b><a href=http://photos.oregonlive.com/oregonian/2011/12/photocontestzip_18.html>Homes & Gardens Northwest Photo Contest 2011 [Honorable Mention]</a></b>, The Oregonian Homes & Gardens (December 2011)<p><b><a href=http://design-survival.com/2011/11/07/guide-to-blogging/>The Designer's Guide to Blogging</a></b>, by Richard Baird, The Designer's Survival Guide (November 2011)<p><b><a href=http://www.famouslogos.us/logo-design-awards-2011/>Logo Design Awards 2011: Graphic Designer of the Year</a></b>, Famous Logos (November 2011)<p><b><a href=http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/11/pf/bank_fees_switch/>I ditched my big bank!</a></b>, by Charles Riley, CNN Money (October 2011)<p><b><a href=http://www.creativepro.com/article/find-logo-thieves-googles-image-search>Find Logo Thieves with Google's Image Search</a></b>, by Terri Stone, CreativePro.com (October 2011)<p><b><a href=http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/logo-gardens-bitter-harvest/>Logo Garden’s bitter harvest</a></b>, by Steve Douglas, The Logo! Factor (August 2011)<p><b><a href=http://www.nwicreative.org/share/grand-theft-logo/>Grand Theft Logo</a></b>, by Judith Mayer, Northwest Indiana Creative (August 2011)<p><b><a href=http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/in_brief_august_miscellany.php>Logo Garden Sells Logos It Doesn’t Own</a></b>, by Armin Vit, Brand New (August 2011)<p><b><a href=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs014/1101422979778/archive/1106456943197.html>Chuck Green's Design Likes</a></b>, by Chuck Green, ideabook.com (July 2011)<p><b><a href=http://abduzeedo.com/logo-design-trains>Logo Design: Trains</a></b>, by Paulo Gabriel, Abduzeedo.com (July 2011)<p><b><a href=http://drawnbysuccess.com/secrets-of-success-with-jeff-fisher-logomotives-interview>Secrets of Success with Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></b>, by Carlos Castellanos, Drawn By Success (July 2011)<p><b>30th Anniversary Issue: In Their Words</b>, <a href=http://media-inc.com/>Media.Inc Magazine</a> (June 2011)<p><b><a href=http://www.creativefreelancerblog.com/designers/is-freelancer-a-negative-term/>Is Freelancer a Negative Term?</a></b>, by Ilise Benun, Creative Freelancer (June 2011)<p><b><a href=http://writedesigner.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/its-spring-somewhere/>It's Spring! (Somewhere)</a></b>, by Ellen Shapiro, Dig It! (February 2011)<p><b><a href=http://freelanceswitch.com/general/learning-to-love-okay-tolerate-speaking-events/>Learning to Love (or Survive) Speaking Events</a></b>, by Debbie Swanson, FreelanceSwitch (February 2011)<p>© <i>2015 <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>
Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-40253077019980738092011-11-13T22:56:00.000-08:002015-10-31T10:54:19.677-07:00Toot! Toot!*: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs included in Font Aid V "Made For Japan" effort<p>The <a href=http://www.typesociety.org/>Society of Typographic Aficionados</a> (SOTA) has announced the release of “Made For Japan”, a font created exclusively for <a href=http://www.typesociety.org/fontaid/>Font Aid V</a> to raise funds for relief efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Nearly 300 contributors from 45 countries submitted over 500 glyphs in a single week. Behind the scenes, volunteers Neil Summerour, Silas Dilworth, Delve Withrington, and Grant Hutchinson were up to their elbows in Adobe Illustrator and Fontlab assembling the typeface<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5AomgnlkE_QkstqaSJDlsxGuSv45lW7Wz5CeX5UMFXu-6P4OxsWrP-ecCnEpXIQnOgzeU4UsktVxGG4c0ApADCMran76hM52WbrpS32SjkGk5BYXP6CE69L9EmIh3ciYuVRsKKjxEyhD/s1600/LogoMotives-FontAidV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5AomgnlkE_QkstqaSJDlsxGuSv45lW7Wz5CeX5UMFXu-6P4OxsWrP-ecCnEpXIQnOgzeU4UsktVxGG4c0ApADCMran76hM52WbrpS32SjkGk5BYXP6CE69L9EmIh3ciYuVRsKKjxEyhD/s320/LogoMotives-FontAidV.jpg" /></a></div><p>The contributions of <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a> include an image of a traditional origami crane representing peace, long life, good luck and prosperity (<i>above left</i>); a graphic Japanese sun dawning on a new day (<i>above center</i>): and a single gingko leaf, symbolizing health and happiness, growing out of pain and suffering. (<i>above right</i>).<p>The font is currently being sold for $20US through <a href=http://marketplace.veer.com/font/Made-For-Japan-FIT0000001>Veer</a> and <a href=http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/fontaid-v/made-for-japan/>MyFonts</a>. It will also be available through Ascender Fonts, Fonts.com, and Linotype in the very near future.<p>With the help of <a href=http://sogojapan.org/>Sogo Japan</a>, all proceeds from sales of this typeface will be delivered directly to organizations in Japan, such as <a href=http://2nd-hand.main.jp/>Second Hand</a> and <a href=http://amdainternational.com/>AMDA International</a> (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia). Sogo Japan strives to help circumvent regular international charity channels and the inefficiencies associated with them.<p>Proceeds from previous Font Aid efforts have gone to UNICEF to help war and disaster refugees, benefit the victims of the September 11 tragedies in the US, raised funds to expedite relief efforts in countries affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis, and been used by <a href=http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/>Doctors Without Borders</a> to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Jeff Fisher LogoMotives contributed <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2010/02/font-aid-iv-release-coming-together.html>an original ampersand design for the 2010 “Coming Together” effort</a>. In the 2005 Font Aid III initiative, a combined program of SOTA and <a href=http://www.buildingletters.org/>Building Letters</a>, designer Jeff Fisher submitted an icon that became part of the the collaborative <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2007/01/building-letters-three-tsumani-edition.html>Fleurons of Hope</a> typeface.<p>More information about Jeff Fisher, and his design and writing efforts, may be found on the <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives blogfolio</a>.<p>(<i>* If I don’t "toot!" my own horn, no one else will.</i>)<p><p>© <i>2015 <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>
Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-51359670857143685342011-11-10T14:08:00.000-08:002015-03-28T08:48:11.796-07:00Theatre Logos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kRHCvWUgWdO3teijHc7VV2WtDqTe3-6kjWWy5E7ZHJXFOA0XU9xB8CAvS71KkKegbxsLSlmjT6zPHmW2yPCTnzaFSoLz5O1Z_RJ0SKZa0eDbSRspatwGeiGOBcbtvQ3u0Zcy5Y_1pLY/s1600/LogoMotives-Theatre8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="226" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kRHCvWUgWdO3teijHc7VV2WtDqTe3-6kjWWy5E7ZHJXFOA0XU9xB8CAvS71KkKegbxsLSlmjT6zPHmW2yPCTnzaFSoLz5O1Z_RJ0SKZa0eDbSRspatwGeiGOBcbtvQ3u0Zcy5Y_1pLY/s320/LogoMotives-Theatre8.jpg" /></a></div><p>(<i>Clockwise from upper left</i>)<p><b>Driving Miss Daisy</b><br />
Client: triangle productions!<br />
Location: Portland, OR USA<p>An identity for a 2002 production of the play by Alfred Uhry. The logo design appears in <i>The Big Book of Logos 3</i> (Watson-Guptill Publications, USA, 2002) and <i>The Big Book of Logos 3</i> (Paper, Harper Design, USA, 2004) .<p><b>Three Viewings</b><br />
Client: triangle productions!<br />
Location: Portland, OR USA<p>Logo for a stage presentation of three monologues set in the same funeral parlor over a period of a couple months. The identity is featured in the Japanese books <i>New Logo and Trademark</i> and <i>New Logo and Trademark Collection</i>.<p><b>A Christmas Twist</b><br />
Client: triangle productions!<br />
Location: Portland, OR USA<p>A somewhat traditional holiday logo design for a play taking an irreverent look at the seasonal festivities.<p><b>Waiting For Vern</b><br />
Client: triangle productions!<br />
Location: Portland, OR USA<p>A clock seemed like a natural centerpiece for this production about an actor in a two-man play waiting for the other actor to arrive. The logo is published in the Japanese books <i>New Logo and Trademark</i> and <i>New Logo and Trademark Collection</i>.<p><i>All logo designs © 2015 <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a>. All rights reserved.</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-33326603218046795432011-11-04T12:04:00.000-07:002011-11-15T23:01:17.740-08:00Toot! Toot!*: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives design for Portland law firm published in 'Relogo" book<p>The identity design work of Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the firm <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a>, is represented in the recently released book <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/8492810289>Relogo: Re-designing the Brand</a></i>. The volume, from Chinese book company <a href=http://www.sandu360.com>Sandu Publishing</a>, features logo re-design examples from around the world.<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxsvHvaJ9qSYn1412xegmyMwPhVRRDRnIqcWODTfsSvJu7_htwlH861Fqj3PoV5170dqTB5Ihi9O_fZMhXDJIkbllyMsnlDAeNHBS2GMKsI7n6YspvI70n8CX87N7K-aFjW7n3Qt_iPw/s1600/LogoMotives-Relogo-11.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxsvHvaJ9qSYn1412xegmyMwPhVRRDRnIqcWODTfsSvJu7_htwlH861Fqj3PoV5170dqTB5Ihi9O_fZMhXDJIkbllyMsnlDAeNHBS2GMKsI7n6YspvI70n8CX87N7K-aFjW7n3Qt_iPw/s320/LogoMotives-Relogo-11.11.jpg" /></a></div><p>Earlier this year, an editor from Sandu contacted the designer requesting the submission of any recent Jeff Fisher LogoMotives rebranding efforts for possible inclusion in the book. Fisher had just completed the implementation of his new identity for Portland law firm Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP (<i>above, lower right</i>). The new logo is an update of the logo he originally created for business in early 1997 (<i>above, upper right</i>).<p>Over the years, the graphic representation of two heavy law books, forming an S letterform, has become a very recognizable icon for the business. The original identity was honored with a Bronze in the Summit Creative Awards. It has also appeared in the <i>1997 PRINT Regional Design Annual</i> and the books <i>International Logos & Trademarks IV, New Logo & Trademark Design</i> (Japan), <i>The Big Book of Logos, Global Corporate Identity</i> and <i>The Best of Letterhead and Logo Design</i>.<p>Fisher, a 33-year design industry veteran, is the author of <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/1581809395>Identity Crisis!: 50 redesigns that transformed stale identities into successful brands</a></i> and <i><a href=http://www.mydesignshop.com/product/the-savvy-designers-guide-to-success-cd>The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success: Ideas and tactics for a killer career</a></i>. Other book projects are currently in the works. The designer has received over 600 design awards and his work has been published in <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2007/09/jeff-fisher-logomotives-in-published.html>more than 160 books</a> on identity design, self-promotion and the marketing of small businesses.<p>More information about Jeff Fisher, and his design and writing efforts, may be found on the <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives blogfolio</a>.<p><p>(<i>* If I don’t "toot!" my own horn, no one else will.</i>)<p>© 2011 <i><a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-58079196724942929002011-10-19T22:52:00.000-07:002011-11-15T22:53:37.288-08:00UCDA "Designer" features "Logo Rip-off" article<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhExhYiIrg-paHkhZJohTEGBSlG7ewxbCNz2yY7SrDPZkNDEVn0BO_NNaRaDcdy45qbJ7rlLJPrbPCJoyM5aWt9TC7LvkFa6QWQ-wMbVcdRSnBfKUr_oBTSgyYKlCTTJ7pitugPbFfTrH/s1600/LogoMotives-DesignerFall11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhExhYiIrg-paHkhZJohTEGBSlG7ewxbCNz2yY7SrDPZkNDEVn0BO_NNaRaDcdy45qbJ7rlLJPrbPCJoyM5aWt9TC7LvkFa6QWQ-wMbVcdRSnBfKUr_oBTSgyYKlCTTJ7pitugPbFfTrH/s320/LogoMotives-DesignerFall11.jpg" /></a></div><p>The Fall 2011 issue of the <a href=http://ucda.com/>University and College Designers Association</a> (UCDA) publication <i><a href=http://ucda.com/desmag.lasso>Designer</a></i> features the article "Logo Rip-off," about designer Jeff Fisher's recent experience with the site LogoGarden.com appropriating and selling his original logo designs. Editor Kirsten Ruby contacted Fisher, after reading his blog entry "<a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/08/logogardencom-harvests-pros-logos.html>LogoGarden.com harvests pros' logos - including Jeff Fisher designs - and sells images on site</a>," asking to share the copyright infringement situation with magazine readers.<p>The <a href=http://ucda.com/>University and College Designers Association</a> (UCDA) inspires designers working in academia in North America and around the world by delivering relevant programming and benefits in a personal and thoughtful way. The organization provides for the professional and personal growth of its members, and advocates for designer and educators roles within their institution. UCDA works to elevate the importance of design overall.<p><i><a href=http://ucda.com/desmag.lasso>Designer</a></i> is the quarterly journal of the UCDA. It is a benefit of <a href=http://ucda.com/membership.lasso>membership in the organization</a>. A <i>Designer</i> <a href=http://ucda.com/levels.lasso>subscription-only membership is $50 per year</a>.<p>© 2011 <i><a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-33354925813479011302011-10-10T06:52:00.014-07:002013-05-22T00:01:04.494-07:00Gallery of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives logo designs being ripped-off, used without authorization and providing much more than creative 'inspiration'After numerous logo designs by Jeff Fisher LogoMotives were <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/08/logogardencom-harvests-pros-logos.html">'appropriated,' and offered for sale, by the site LogoGarden.com</a>, I began to make use of <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/09/googles-reverse-image-search-designers.html">Google reverse image search</a> to research possible misuse of other identities created for business, organization and event clients. The following have been my findings:<br />
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11.11 - It's ironic that UGI Printing & Packaging in China/UK butchers the Jeff Fisher LogoMotives identity and uses it in a online client lesson on trademarks. Removal request/DMCA sent to site on 11.14.11. Received email that image will be removed from all three URLs found. Images removed as of 11.18.11.<br />
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02.12 - Identity for Russian company American Original certainly isn't. Instead, it's a blatant rip-off of my original 1997 logo for American Telecom.<br />
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11.11 - India firm Dreamsdesign ["Creativity in Abundance"] seems to abundantly rip-off the logo work of other designers, such as my original Stumptown Clowns identity. DMCA/removal request sent on 11.12.11. Received email on 11.13.11 from site owner saying he was unaware the logo was my design and it has been removed. Proclaimed ignorance as an excuse never works for me. How does someone not know ripped-off logo designs are in their own online portfolio?<br />
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02.12 - The Facebook page for Mediamaks, a London design firm, contained an entire page of logo designs appropriated from other designers - including my C.A.T. image. I filed a DMCA with FB and posted a message on the wall of the company's page. Within minutes I got the response that the designs were submitted by one of their team designers, would be investigated and removed. [Sorry - not a good enough excuse for me.] The entire gallery was removed almost immediately after that interaction.<br />
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I learned of the infringement via a personal email from a designer in Denmark, and a tweet with the page link from another design professional, and a direct message from a designer in South Africa via Twitter. All immediately recognized the C.A.T. logo design as my original creation.<br />
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01.12 - New year; new rip-off. Chinese websites catgoo.net, catgoo.com and idc.catgoo.net are making use of my C.A.T. design without authorization. Emailed removal request on 01.20.12. DMCA/removal request sent on 01.23.12. On 01.24.12 I received an email from the contact for the sites and was informed the matter is being investigated. As of 01.24.12 the logo is gone from all sites - although it is still the favicon for each.<br />
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12.11 - The Ciber Cat Internet cafe in Mexico blatantly nabbed my original C.A.T. logo design for its Facebook page and images in photo albums - including a holiday card. DMCA filed with Facebook on 12.07.11 and all images were initially removed by Facebook on 12.08.11. A new image incorporating the ripped-off logo was then posted on the page and again removed by Facebook on 12.09.11<br />
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12.11 - Wall mural of my 'appropriated' C.A.T. logo design at Mexico offices of Ciber Cat on firm's Google Maps page. DMCA filed with Google on 12.07.11.<br />
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12.11 - The Twitter profile of Ciber Cat - an Internet cafe in Mexico - with my original C.A.T. logo design icon as the avatar. DMCA filed with Twitter on 12.07.11. Image removed.<br />
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12.11 - The foursquare page for Ciber Cat, an Internet cafe in Mexico, even shows photo images of my ripped-off C.A.T. logo design on the office wall. DMCA needs to be filed via snail mail with foursquare.<br />
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11.11 - Chinese site C-Impress.com using C.A.T. logo, as an icon, without authorization. DMCA/Email requesting removal sent to site contact on 11.12.11<br />
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To me, it's unbelievable how blatant the copyright infringement is in this example representing a business in Scotland selling a variety of products for cats. I filed a DCMA with Facebook about the usage of the image as a FB Page profile pic and it was removed as an infringing image on 09.15.11. Received an email, in answer to my initial communication of 09.14.11, from Alicatz on 09.17.11 stating that an email had been sent to their web designer <a href="http://dandlwebdesign.co.uk/">D & L Web Design</a> for a response. On 10.11.12 D and L Web Design finally contacted me, asking for a "small period of grace (7 days)" to address the situation. The managing director of the firm explained they had been "massively misled, perhaps conned" by the graphic designer contracted to create the logo. Logo still appearing on Alicatz, and D and L, site as of 12.14.11.<br />
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The frustrated site owner sent me an unpleasant email in late December, saying he was to meet with design firm to correct the situation. As of 03.15.12 logo still appears on site of Ali-Catz and web design firm's "About" page.<br />
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09.11 - A rip-off of my original C.A.T. logo design appears in a Groupon China promotion for a soft drink<br />
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09.11 - My original C.A.T. logo design takes a trip to Ecuador as the ripped-off identity for a moped supplier. I emailed the owner of the company and requested immediate removal of the images. As of 09.19.11 the logo was replaced with a new image.<br />
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09.11 - My well-traveled original C.A.T. logo design ripped-off and used to promote online sales of a women's clothing line.<br />
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09.11 - An example of my Cat Adoption Logo being offered for sale on a Chinese website. Email requesting removal sent to site contact on 09.13.11.<br />
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09.11 - The C.A.T. logo design continues its world tour, showing up in the portfolio of a web page company in Uruguay. Emailed removal request on 09.19.11. Image removed after filing DMCA on 10.11.11. I was told the posting "was a internal mistake."<br />
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09.11 - The theatre promotion site BroadwayWorld.com seems to think it's perfectly fine to use someone's original logo design without permission. I have emailed a request for removal of the image.<br />
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09.11 - It's never wise to nab a non-profit's logo, remove the law firm sponsor's ID, abuse the image and use it as one's own. I filed a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement with both Blogger and Facebook. The images were removed within 24 hours.<br />
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Idaho TV station KMVT 'appropriated' logo design I created for Portland Children's Relief Nursery Iron Chef event. I emailed the station asking for removal of the images from the site. I quickly got a response from the General Manager of the station, saying that my logo design for the Iron Chef event was presented to them by a Boise 'TV Idea bank.' He said the images would be removed by the company IT guy. The logo was removed from the site on 09.26.11<br />
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09.11 - My original 'Girls' Night Out' logo design was found being offered as a design for sale on the site of a Florida T-shirt printing company. I emailed requesting removal...First response: "Did not know it belonged to anyone."<br />
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Second response: "All logos that have a copyright have the little "c" on them. This does not. How do I know it is yours and you didn't see it on my website and claim it for yourself?"<br />
Soon afterwards it was removed from the site.<br />
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11.11 - This web hosting company in Colombia stuck my original DataDork logo design upon a gear and used the result in an online ad. A DMCA was sent to the site on 11.29.11.<br />
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09.11 - Somehow my DataDork logo design traveled to Russia and is being sold on a T-shirt offered by a 'graphic designer.' Emailed removal request on 09.19.11. DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement filed with webhost on 10.08.11. Site down as of 12.09.11.<br />
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09.11 - This site for outsourcing work to the Philippines doesn't seem to care that someone 'outsourced' my DataDork logo design for use as their avatar. I emailed the site, requesting removal, with no response. A DMCA was sent on 11.14.11 and the image was removed within an hour.<br />
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09.11 - I was somewhat stunned to see my "The Food Chain" logo being displayed on the blog of the Carrera de Publicidad Instituto Profesional de Chile [Advertising Career Professional Institute of Chile]. The '3 Big Fish' rip-off was used to identify a 2009 advertising workshop. I received a very nice email from the school's Director of Communications - who was mortified by the unauthorized use of my image. He stated that he was contacting the designer they hired for an explanation.<br />
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11.11 - The identity icon for Italian window/door manufacturer Pizzagalli Infissi appears to be MUCH more than inspired by my logo for DesignEire in Ireland.<br />
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09.11 - I emailed this web design firm in Ireland asking that my DesignEire icon be removed from their home page. I quickly received a response stating that the icon was just a "placeholder left on homepage mistakenly by their designer when the site went live." It was removed that day.<br />
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09.11 - My original Pizza Luna logo was removed very quickly from an archived restaurant logo design portfolio of design firm w/ Korean web presence. I sent them an email informing them I'd found the image in their online portfolio and it was removed within minutes.<br />
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10.11 - My Parenting Alliance logo icon somehow ended up in the online portfolio of a design student in Brasil. I posted a comment on the blog where the logo is displayed on 10.02.11. The image was removed by 10.03.11.<br />
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09.11 - It seems my street clothing Walk Your Talk logo design is attending a church school in Korea. An email requesting removal has been sent.<br />
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09.11 - Somehow my original 'Walk Your Talk" icon strolled onto the logo design portfolio page of a Hungarian design firm. I emailed the company and within a couple hours the image was removed.<br />
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01.12 - In September 2011 the copyright infringement of my Walk Your Talk design, by the Romanian non-profit Fundatia Alta, was first discovered. At that time, Facebook immediately removed the image from the offending page. Emails to the organization, and a DMCA removal request, were ignored in regards to the website. On 01.23.12 a new FB page was discovered and Facebook removed the image on 01.24.12. The website still includes the logo in question. On 02.04.12 I received an email from the organization, stating that the image they had been using had been created pro bono for them by a designer - and that it would no longer be used.<br />
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09.11 - My 'Walk Your Talk' logo design seems to be strolling through Romania, representing a nonprofit foundation. Email notification has been sent. No response to email. DMCA filed with Facebook on 10.07.11 and the profile pic was removed.<br />
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09.11 - The theatre department of a Presbyterian school in Georgia, 'appropriated' my For The Birds logo, decapitated it and used it as the identity for a show. I emailed the director of the department and in a very short time received an apology and assurance that the images would soon be removed. He also mentioned he would be having a talk with the artists for the department.<br />
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10.11 - My design for the company Pajama Parties being used as a Facebook Page profile pic. DMCA submitted to Facebook on 10.02.11. The image was removed by Facebook on 10.03.11.<br />
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11.11 - This theatrical Facebook page ripped off my Driving Miss Daisy logo design from the site of licensing firm <a href="http://www.theatrelogos.com/">Theatre Logos Agency</a> - with the copyright watermark in place. DMCA filed with Facebook on 11.15.11. The image was removed by Facebook on 11.16.11.<br />
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11.11 - A Yahoo Maktoob page nabbing my Driving Miss Daisy logo design from the site of licensing firm <a href="http://www.theatrelogos.com/">Theatre Logos Agency</a> with the copyright watermark in place, to use as illustration for a review of the movie. DMCA filed with Yahoo Maktoob on 11.17.11.<br />
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09.11 - Somehow my 2001 logo design for a 'Driving Miss Daisy' production hit the road and ended up in promoting a theatre presentation in Stamford, CT. The logo is licensed by Theater Logos Agency - but this company did not have permission for use. An email requesting removal was sent. I received a response saying the image was simply a "placeholder" on the site and it was removed.<br />
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12.11 - Still another theatre company, this time the Subset Players in New York, nabbed my original "Shkspr" logo design from the site of licensing agent Theater Logos Agency [ http://theatrelogos.com/ ] - with the © watermark in place - for use in promoting a production. DMCA filed with Facebook on 12.13.11. Image removed by Facebook on 12.14.11.<br />
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12.11 - Yet another theatre company, this time the Millennium Repertory Company in Tennessee, has nabbed one of my original theatrical logo designs from licensing agent Theater Logos Agency [ http://theatrelogos.com/ ] - with the © watermark in place - for use in promoting a production. DMCA filed with Facebook on 12.13.11. Facebook informed me that I was not authorized to file the DMCA because of the licensing by the TLA - even though I always retain unlimited rights to my original designs. A new DMCA was sent to the Millennium Repertory Company, Eventful.com and Facebook, with TLA being copied on the email. The images were removed from Facebook and Eventful.com on 12.14.11.<br />
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11.11 - MobiAsset.com - registered in Cairo, Egypt - used my Indies logo without authorization for their restaurant application marketing. The promo includes a faux testimonial from a restaurant that hasn't existed for years. DMCA notification sent on 11.06.11. The images were removed in about an hour and the existing "testimonial" was changed to be from "George Mitchell, Noodle Station Restaurant."<br />
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11.11 - Loco Kitchen restaurant - in Asahikawa, Japan - may have been established in 2011, but the business is using the palm tree from my 1993 Indies logo.<br />
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10.11 - Elements of Hawaii restaurant ID created in 2002 appear to be much more than 'inspired' by my 1993 Indies logo. My attorney has been informed of about this situation.<br />
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10.11 - The palm tree from my Indies Restaurant and Bar logo has become the ID for a coconut company in Mexico. A removal request email has been sent. Site down and undergoing redesign with new logo as of 11.14.11.<br />
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10.11 - Looks like a sloppy tracing tool was used to send my Indies Restaurant logo palm tree to a First Baptist Church camp in Huntsville, AL. I sent a removal request email to the pastor on 10.02.11 and the image was removed by that evening. The image reappeared on the site on 10.03.11 and a DMCA was filed with the site's webhost. The image was removed on 10.04.11.<br />
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10.11 - Facebook removed this Page pic for infringement after I found my Indies palm tree at a beach bar in Rimini, Italy.<br />
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10.11 - My Indies Restaurant logo palm tree takes a trip to Brasil and ends up as a wall decal for sale by Globo Signs. An email removal request has been sent with no response. The matter will be turned over to my attorney.<br />
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01.12 - This rip-off of my design for the City of Portland's Neighborhood Service Center was found via Google on the Chinese site pooban.com, but it appears to have already been removed.<br />
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12.11 - Roberto Campos Construtora e Incorporadora in Brazil nabbed my City of Portland Neighborhood Service Center logo, minimally altered the design and features it in Shop Tour and YouTube videos.<br />
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12.11 - The logo for 2008 and 2010 National Disability Services conferences in Australia seems to be MUCH more than inspired by my Neighborhood Service Center logo for the City of Portland. NDS was notified of the issue via email on 12.05.11. I never heard back directly from anyone at NDS, but all images removed as of 12.19.11.<br />
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11.11 - A Toronto design firm was meticulous in butchering the Neighborhood Service Center logo I designed for the City of Portland - and should probably feel lucky it was a failed concept for their project. I posted a comment on their blog and sent them a DMCA on 11.29.11. The DMCA was sent at 11:00 and the image was gone by 11:15.<br />
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10.11 - A hatchet job on my City of Portland's Neighborhood Service Center logo as it represents a nonprofit in Surabaya, Indonesia. A removal request email has been sent.<br />
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09.11 - LogoDesignXperts.com, self-proclaimed as "The World's Most Trusted Design Service," 'designed' a church using the major element from a logo I created for the City of Portland's Neighborhood Service Center program. My initial email to them has gone unanswered. DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement filed with web host Brinkster.com on 09.15.11. Image removed from site on 09.20.11.<br />
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09.11 - My logo design for City of Portland's Neighborhood Service Center abused and used as a Facebook Page profile pic. DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement filed with FB on 09.19.11 and image was removed.<br />
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09.11 - Use as a corporate cause identity in Italy doesn't justify rip-off of logo designed for City of Portland Neighborhood Service Center. DMCA sent to corporation. I received an email on 09.20.11 from Gottsche, the Milan advertising agency representing Aspiag Despar, requesting some historical background on my design. The image was then removed from the Despar website.<br />
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02.12 - I originally found the logo I designed for City of Portland Neighborhood Service Center on the Despar website in late 2011. After sending a DCMA to the Italian company, I received a somewhat accusatory email from the Milan advertising agency for Despar, questioning the originality of my own design. I was able to provide documentation and the logo was soon removed from their site. In revisiting the site, I noticed that they have since even edited the photo on the webpage to eliminate the logo on the over-sized check [lower right corner].<br />
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01.12 - Somehow the New Life Community Church, in Concord MA, feels it's OK to remove the tagline from my original 'What's for Dinner?' logo and use the design for an illustration in this post about a Bible passage. A DMCA removal request was sent on 01.23.12. The image was removed within 45 minutes. The response I received was "A ministry member found the image on Google and was not aware of the copyright infringement."<br />
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01.12 - Yet another blog writer who seems to think there's nothing wrong about using a logo, without authorization, as an illustration for an article in no way related to the identity. DMCA filed with Blogger on 01.21.12. As of 01.24.12 the image was removed by the blogger, replaced with photos and message from the writer apologizing and stating "no more Googled images for me!"<br />
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12.11 - A Twitter user removed the tagline from my original What's For Dinner? logo and used it as a profile avatar. A DMCA was sent to Twitter on 12.04.11. The image was removed by Twitter on 12.09.11.<br />
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10.11 - Flea Market Style magazine used my What's for Dinner? logo design as an illustration on their blog. A request for removal was emailed on 10.07.11. Image was removed 10.07.11.<br />
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09.11 - I find some irony in the unauthorized use of my What's For Dinner logo image on The Hacker's Paradise site - but not as a reference to golf. I attempted to post a message on the site, asking for removal of the image, but it was not posted. I emailed the site administrator, but have not had a response. A DMCA was filed with the site's host.<br />
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09.11 - The What's For Dinner? logo was found being used as the profile pic on 13 Facebook Pages. The copyright infringements were reported to Facebook and the images were taken down within a day.<br />
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09.11 - My What's For Dinner? logo design was used as illustrations on 10 blogs without permission. Most were removed by blog writers after receiving removal requests. Blogger had to remove three after DMCAs were filed.<br />
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10.11 - A SearchEngines.ru member conducts a "contest" for a theatre logo and gets a rip of my Family Values logo design as an entry.<br />
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11.11 - This Canadian 'designer' nabbed my Chameleon design concept and then couldn't be bothered to change the typeface for her Facebook profile image. She also used the graphic on her AgentSolo page. Not smart. DMCAs sent to both on 11.22.11. Image removed from Facebook on 11.23.11. Image removed from AgentSolo.com on 11.24.11.<br />
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09.11 - My original design for friend and hairstylist Micki King was found on a Zazzle vendors page, adorning bags she has for sale. Initial email to Zazzle was ignored. Then I tweeted this example and had a response in 6 minutes. Zazzle had the product removed in about an hour.<br />
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09.11 - It's totally bizarre that an ad agency in China is using my original Jeff Maul logo design to promote their services on multiple websites.<br />
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<span class="hasCaption">08.12
- Dog City, a dog school in Germany, is using the primary element from
my original 1997 design for Sunriver Prep as their logo graphic. My logo
for the school, located outside of Bend, OR, is made up of a river
element forming the letterform "S," a representation of the wolf mascot
of the facility, and a graphic treatment of the nearby peaks Broken Top,
Mt. Bachelor and the Three Sisters Mountains.</span> (My type treatment was based on Papyrus at the
request of the client - I removed some of the "bumps" in the
letterforms.) An email was sent to the company on 08.15.12 and has been ignored by the company.<br />
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09.11 - UK's ‘Explore the Wild’ bought graphic used in website banner and background 'in good faith' from LogoGarden.com - it's my Sunriver Preparatory School logo design. The site owner was incredibly nice in this situation. When the images were removed he sent me an email saying:<br />
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My original Balloons on Broadway logo was 'appropriated' by a balloon company in Spain. Only the text was changed within the identity. Google Image Search found the altered image as a profile photo on Facebook. I filed a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement filed with FB on 09.11.11 and the logo was removed the next day.<br />
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My 'What The Butler Saw' logo was originally created for the triangle productions! theatre company in Portland. Like many of my design for plays it was then licensed with the Theatre Logos Agency [http://www.theatrelogos.com/]. This German site obviously nabbed the logo from the TLA site - the © watermark and copyright info are still in place!<br />
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10.11 - A SearchEngines.ru member conducts a "contest" for a theatre logo and gets a rip of my "What The Butler Saw" logo design as an entry.<br />
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03.12 - The <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/08/logogardencom-harvests-pros-logos.html">LogoGarden situation of 2011 is revisited</a> a bit by way of the Whoosh! Interactive website. The old homepage of LogoGarden is displayed in the Whoosh! website portfolio - with my ripped-off TraveLady logo design front and center. It was one of nearly 20 Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs infringed upon by LogoGarden. Whoosh! was acquired by LogoGarden in 2011. A DMCA removal request was sent to Whoosh! on 03.20.12. Initially, I received a really nasty email from the company - and then the image was removed as of that afternoon.<br />
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09.11 - My original TraveLady logo design was recently used, abused and offered for sale by LogoGarden.com. Now it seems she's taken an unauthorized trip overseas. A removal request has been emailed to this site.<br />
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I also have a few previous examples in my archives:<br />
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02.11 - There are numerous companies around the world, providing a number of different services, with variations on the name 'LogoMotives." Although different in design, the horizontal image was more than inspired by my own identity - which I've used since 1997. I emailed the business in question and the logo was quickly removed, only to be replaced by the second image. At that point I consulted a lawyer and emailed the business in question that I was doing so. That second image soon disappeared as well.<br />
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05.08 - After several other designers found their original work being submitted to a logo 'contest' site by other so-called 'designers,' I took a look. The elogocontest.com site was were I found this image; poorly executed, but certainly more than inspired by my own logo design for the Seacoast AIDS Walk. I reported it to the site and it was immediately removed.<br />
Additional online searches at the time, found two examples of my Seacoast logo design being displayed in online designer portfolios in China. Emails to the ISPs of the sites resulted in one image being removed and one portfolio being taken down.<br />
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05.08 - A design industry peer sent me this image in May 2008, noticing a strong resemblance to my Jeff Maul logo. A rip-off? Probably a bit too strong. Inspired by my logo design? Perhaps.<br />
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01.08 - One of the odder logo 'appropriation' stories in my career:<br />
Friend and client, Ron Pitt informed me that his dear friend Ashley, whom he had known since birth as he was a longtime friend of her mother, had assisted him over the years with events and was an "expert balloon inflater." This past year, Ashley and her husband, Travis, had the opportunity to travel through East Africa with her parents. Being community-minded, they spent much of their time in small villages getting to know people, creating relationships and making new friends along the way.<br />
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The photos Ashley shared showcased one of the families they befriended. Ashley was the first to notice that one of the boys was wearing shorts with my logo design for Ron's business, Balloons on Broadway.<br />
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Unfortunately no one is able to adequately explain how the Balloons on Broadway logo ended up embroidered on the leg of a boy's shorts on a continent far away. As Ron noted, "We've never embroidered shorts, nor done much marketing in East Africa (*wink*). In fact we only had one screen run of 12 t-shirts with that logo and they all ended up on the back of our staff. That's it."<br />
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"The only way I can rationalize it is that the logo appeared in a publication of some sort in the UK (perhaps one of those listed above) and since Kenya's part of the Commonwealth, the publication ended up there and was spotted by someone who thought it would be a good knock-off," he added. "The boy's mother said she bought the shorts at the local market and couldn't quite understand what all the fuss was about - the kid just needed some shorts."<br />
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The search for other examples continues...<br />
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<b>Related articles</b><br />
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<b>• <i><a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/10/ucda-designer-features-logo-rip-off.html">UCDA "Designer" features "Logo Rip-off" article</a></i></b><br />
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<b>• <i><a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/09/googles-reverse-image-search-indies.html">Google's reverse image search: Indies Restaurant</a></i></b><br />
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<b>• <i><a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/09/googles-reverse-image-search-designers.html">Google's reverse image search: A designer's best friend in finding and fighting unauthorized usage</a></i></b><br />
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<b>• <i><a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/08/logogardencom-harvests-pros-logos.html">LogoGarden.com harvests pros' logos - including Jeff Fisher designs - and sells images on site</a></i></b><br />
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© 2012 <i><a href="http://jfisherlogomotives.com/">Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-40601060418367485412011-10-01T06:48:00.000-07:002015-03-28T08:48:27.205-07:00Non-Profit Logos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwa_TxnBlEpeQXuJf5iRxTVu06u8bxgNTJpykYmQb6cjWtbc5i2b_VUV3STiRXugqUwteyAIzaWkD7FKqhc-VJu5NxaoKJkBZV8iWtlt2KBJK7aWBdutQ1Onux6MG0JbFiS2kGEJQQZo/s1600-h/LogoMotives-Event1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwa_TxnBlEpeQXuJf5iRxTVu06u8bxgNTJpykYmQb6cjWtbc5i2b_VUV3STiRXugqUwteyAIzaWkD7FKqhc-VJu5NxaoKJkBZV8iWtlt2KBJK7aWBdutQ1Onux6MG0JbFiS2kGEJQQZo/s400/LogoMotives-Event1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111177873349265842" /></a><p>(<i>Clockwise from upper left</i>)<p><b>Young Native Writers Essay Contest</b><br />
Client: Holland+Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc.<br />
Location: Tampa, FL USA<p>A nationwide essay contest, sponsored by the Holland+Knight Charitable Foundation, is represented by this logo featuring an eagle feather as a writing instrument. The input of tribal leaders was sought in the process of creating the image. The logo appears in <i>The Big Book of Logos 5</i> and <i>100's Visual Logos and Letterheads</i>.<p>Learn more about the process of creating this logo on <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2006/08/cultural-considerations-in-designing_10.html>bLog-oMotives</a>.<p><b>St. Johns Window Project</b><br />
Client: St. Johns Window Project<br />
Location: Portland, OR USA<p>This pro bono design represents an annual art event in Portland during which art installations are featured in retail storefronts. The effort received a 2003 American Graphic Design Award from Graphic Design: usa magazine. It appears in <i>The Big Book of Logos 5</i> and <i>100's Visual Logos and Letterheads</i>.<p><b>Native Youth Internship Program</b><br />
Client: Holland+Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc.<br />
Location: Tampa, FL USA<p>Another identity created for the Holland+Knight Charitable Foundation. This logo identifies the Native Youth Internship Program initiated by my partner, one of the business managers for the law firm. The logo received a 2007 American Graphic Design Award. It is featured in the book <i>100's Visual Logos and Letterheads</i>.<p><b>Holocaust Remembrance Project</b><br />
Client: Holland+Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc.<br />
Location: Tampa, FL USA<p>One of a series of logos created for the Holland+Knight Charitable Foundation, this logo gives a graphic identity to the annual Holocaust remembrance essay contest for high school students. The triangle elements are used in a positive manner to take ownership of the negative image of the concentration camp uniform identification patches from the past. The image appears in <i>100's Visual Logos and Letterheads</i>.<p>Learn more about this logo project on <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2007/05/re-design-holocaust-remembrance-project.html>bLog-oMotives</a>.<p><i>All logo designs © 2015 <a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a>. All rights reserved.</i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-74648518763507746152011-09-30T07:48:00.000-07:002011-10-07T07:50:27.121-07:00Google's reverse image search: Indies Restaurant<p>In the summer of 2011 I became aware of the fact that <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/08/logogardencom-harvests-pros-logos.html>the website LogoGarden.com had "appropriated" many graphic images from logos I had designed</a> over the years. The images were being offered for sale on the site - without my authorization. One of the impacted identities was that created in 1993 for Indies, a New York City restaurant and bar (<i>below</i>).<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4mIq2DsQuctpfNofMVCGJntASYt8_cDiXILmatA-hV-t1_COR71P5JkszJedaIZNff-OJtlHpbbZfCJTxagcaCN3za5sDsAv5I2-wAZZYkxVymEK-gYo9aaKte82mL7gP3Ho4YU9cKQM/s1600/LogoMotives-LogoGarden-Rip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4mIq2DsQuctpfNofMVCGJntASYt8_cDiXILmatA-hV-t1_COR71P5JkszJedaIZNff-OJtlHpbbZfCJTxagcaCN3za5sDsAv5I2-wAZZYkxVymEK-gYo9aaKte82mL7gP3Ho4YU9cKQM/s320/LogoMotives-LogoGarden-Rip.jpg" /></a></div><p>My original palm tree image, within the Indies identity, was designed in a very specific manner. The client had an existing die for the production of a square paper folder with an arched cut on the front panel. This die would be used to produce a folder to contain the restaurant and bar menus (<i>below</i>). The palm tree had to be a specific size and shape to fit within the panel created by the arched die-cut. For the menu folder and business cards the tree would be blind-embossed. It would be printed on all other applications.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0qPoku_kec41n4XMYZDEQOkmFK3yv1hScXgaVQzuINQ6vgHE8di_hGSAMgVzMv7TAjLRBfsN4nNICbzzzSb9NNhMeRnvhvc5vmeRpbLK6kC3gW-6svSEXu5GnC5bFKhX4buJHP30EM4L/s1600/LogoMotives-Indies-Menu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0qPoku_kec41n4XMYZDEQOkmFK3yv1hScXgaVQzuINQ6vgHE8di_hGSAMgVzMv7TAjLRBfsN4nNICbzzzSb9NNhMeRnvhvc5vmeRpbLK6kC3gW-6svSEXu5GnC5bFKhX4buJHP30EM4L/s320/LogoMotives-Indies-Menu.jpg" /></a></div><p>The Indies logo has experienced a great deal of exposure over the years. It has been used in many blog entries about logo design and displayed in numerous online galleries and portfolios. The identity also appears in the books <i>Restaurant Graphics 2</i> (Rockport Publishers, USA 1996), <i>Design Library: Retail & Restaurant</i> (Rockport Publishers, USA 1998), <i>New Logo & Trademark Design</i> (P.I.E. Books, Japan 1998), <i>Graphic Idea Resource: Paper - Building Great Designs With Paper</i> (Rockport Publishers, USA, 1998), <i>The Big Book of Logos</i> (Hearst Books International, USA, 1999), <i>New Business Card Graphics 2</i> (Japan), <i>Logo Design for Small Business 2</i> (Signcraft, USA 2004), and all international editions of <i>1000 Restaurant Bar & Cafe Graphics</i> (Rockport Publishers, USA 2007). It's not surprising that industry professionals, and some so-called "designers," are quite familiar with the design.<br />
<p>In the LogoGarden situation, a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement was filed with the site's webhost and the palm tree was soon removed from the archive on images offered for sale. With the removal of the Indies graphic, and almost 20 others, I began to wonder about possible other use and abuse of my logo designs.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoE1lc5DmWqTiiuHWvdsHkgqKxTI4o82eK3IEmFnNrMS1S69ukKZJdjooIrc7HMj8-pjSMoF1rFNGbRCTTeV8uvdw3ADvcKuMmEwafm_-hNxSF2bO0U7_xpTGIQ2Wb1P5Sf90eqJc8EWE/s1600/LogoMotives-Indies-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoE1lc5DmWqTiiuHWvdsHkgqKxTI4o82eK3IEmFnNrMS1S69ukKZJdjooIrc7HMj8-pjSMoF1rFNGbRCTTeV8uvdw3ADvcKuMmEwafm_-hNxSF2bO0U7_xpTGIQ2Wb1P5Sf90eqJc8EWE/s320/LogoMotives-Indies-Logo.jpg" /></a></div><p>Having recently read and heard a great deal about the <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2011/09/googles-reverse-image-search-designers.html>Google reverse image search tool</a>, I decided to put it into action. I uploaded the Indies logo design and 23 legitimate findings of the logo appeared in the results (<i>above</i>). The listings displayed the identity on my blog, in international online logo galleries and elsewhere. A similar search using the reverse image tool <a href=http://www.tineye.com/>TinEye</a> found only three results; my blog, my <a href=http://logopond.com/members/profile/showcase/662>Logopond</a> gallery, and a blogger's post about tree and plant imagery in logo designs.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF1CO8SWvS_wQceaR8MgtToahLG_DV_pcsYilPonB4fg3m8Z-Vtq-un7f76hwVBzpIPmnHaBymeoAgz-azXnPNFgZ5V6g2GMqmn_3KRvKTFzUVIS2Cjb8EvpAWhud4BamfE2CSZ3wZn1m/s1600/LogoMotives-Indies-Icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF1CO8SWvS_wQceaR8MgtToahLG_DV_pcsYilPonB4fg3m8Z-Vtq-un7f76hwVBzpIPmnHaBymeoAgz-azXnPNFgZ5V6g2GMqmn_3KRvKTFzUVIS2Cjb8EvpAWhud4BamfE2CSZ3wZn1m/s320/LogoMotives-Indies-Icon.jpg" /></a></div><p>With my curiosity piqued, I wondered what would happen if I uploaded a color JPEG file of only the palm tree graphic from the Indies logo, eliminating all text from the design. Up popped 26 web page findings, including the surprises of the palm being used "as is," or with some adaptation, for a church camp in Alabama, a restaurant and bar in Hawaii, a coconut company in Mexico and a beach bar in Italy (<i>below</i>). A similar TinEye search yielded only two images - a Logopond gallery image and a blog post.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0HxyG4MJ7DKAM1Cl87fqTa3y7XHt8ZamNtprHFk39HiOGzUfADAr5o9Ipxump151Zm61xxLTnKRSbrA7-dMv56TBPyjQ62gx8PNnxGOsc13CtjVSHQ-Go7RBNkfrhVkWtqyF_p_Phn_c/s1600/LogoMotives-Indies-Results1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0HxyG4MJ7DKAM1Cl87fqTa3y7XHt8ZamNtprHFk39HiOGzUfADAr5o9Ipxump151Zm61xxLTnKRSbrA7-dMv56TBPyjQ62gx8PNnxGOsc13CtjVSHQ-Go7RBNkfrhVkWtqyF_p_Phn_c/s320/LogoMotives-Indies-Results1.jpg" /></a></div><p>In playing around with the Google Image Search feature, I've found that uploading different file types sometimes brings about a variety in the results. A black and white JPEG file of the palm brought about 26 found images, including the logo designs from Hawaii, Mexico and Italy. Making use of a color TIFF file resulted in the finding of 25 images; the Mexico and Hawaii images among those shown. Searching with a black and white TIFF image created a display of 27 images, including one not previously shown in any results - the palm tree being sold as a large wall decal by a firm in Brasil (<i>below</i>).<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypsA0_MFs9192H1HWg9gFFFAQoK3t_baZ-CuGEPOKSUN2DzgZrS-tBCirGPYxNlQ_tNZCBP5SGnAuEAySYaq45VLHgwzyTxZ4x7bMTNEbrrC0m-rNiH-avT_rM4FPPiPS16nSU3cY7Hy8/s1600/LogoMotives-Indies-Results2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypsA0_MFs9192H1HWg9gFFFAQoK3t_baZ-CuGEPOKSUN2DzgZrS-tBCirGPYxNlQ_tNZCBP5SGnAuEAySYaq45VLHgwzyTxZ4x7bMTNEbrrC0m-rNiH-avT_rM4FPPiPS16nSU3cY7Hy8/s320/LogoMotives-Indies-Results2.jpg" /></a></div><p>As a result of my findings of the Indies logo, one image was removed after an email to the site was unsuccessful and a DMCA claim was filed with the organization's webhost. Facebook removed one image, being used as a profile image, due to copyright infringement. Removal request emails have been sent to the others. I suspect at least one of the cases will need to be handled by my attorney.<br />
<p>The Google reverse image search feature does seem to a have a few idiosyncrasies when searching in different manners and with a variety of file types. Still, it is a very valuable tool for any creative professional in policing the use of one's original images.<br />
<p>© 2011 <i><a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-54271264330936802152011-09-24T14:10:00.000-07:002012-09-28T09:14:51.503-07:00Google's reverse image search: A designer's best friend in finding and fighting unauthorized usage<br />
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After the recent <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2011/08/logogardencom-harvests-pros-logos.html">LogoGarden.com issue of "appropriating" logo design elements of professionals from around world and offering the images for sale</a>, I was curious what other designs of mine I might find out there on the Internet. In the past I have made use of <a href="http://www.tineye.com/">TinEye Reverse Image Search</a>, with limited results. On Twitter, Google+, Facebook and elsewhere, I started reading bits of information about the <a href="http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searchbyimage.html">Google reverse image search engine</a> - and I thought I'd give it a try.<br />
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I was amazed at the results. Where TinEye might have found up to ten online displays of one of my logo designs; Google's search would find 100 to 350 examples of one of the identities being displayed on blogs, in design galleries and elsewhere. In a relatively short period of time, I found over 50 examples of rip-offs or unauthorized usage of a number of my designs. The logos appeared on sites throughout the U.S. and in China, Scotland, Ecuador, Uruguay, Russia, Chile, Ireland, Korea, Brasil, Hungary, Romania, Mexico, Italy, Indonesia, Spain and elsewhere. Several logos were being used as Facebook page or profile photos; one being used in such a manner by about a dozen Facebook members.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searchbyimage.html">Google Image Search</a> feature offers several options for initiating a search. Dragging and dropping a graphic, uploading a number of file types, and copying and pasting an image URL are variations on searching. It is also possible to download extensions for Chrome or Firefox allowing the user to right-click on a web image to search Google.<br />
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I've noticed that searching with different digital file types results in a slight variation in findings. Eliminating any text from a logo design provides additional examples of plagiarism or unauthorized use of images. Some results of the image search are simply odd. Uploading one of my logo designs displays no examples of that particular graphic, although many exist online. Instead, hundreds of examples of a homeland security logo are presented as a similar image.<br />
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Still, the <a href="http://bit.ly/nLgXGr">Google reverse image search</a> tool offers any creative professional a great opportunity to police the legitimate and unauthorized use of graphic imagery.<br />
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Additional links:<br />
<b>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150310081744184.355860.18597299183&type=3">A Facebook album of rip-offs and unuthorized usage of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives designs</a></b><br />
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<b>• <a href="http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2012/03/were-these-clients-expecting-original.html">Were these clients expecting original logo designs?</a></b><br />
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<b>• <a href="http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2011/10/googles-reverse-image-search-indies.html">Google's reverse image search: Indies Restaurant</a></b><br />
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© 2011 <i><a href="http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/">Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i><br />
Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-17754495705713846532011-08-17T21:57:00.000-07:002011-10-13T06:17:59.025-07:00LogoGarden.com harvests pros' logos - including Jeff Fisher designs - and sells images on site<p><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7POxfdiwStz30YYsnRf7rJQtMFwtbqrCIfQodndUQFx7jJcyETE9iqEYKj3Z1Hb7YwdukgGtUqWcFOoHlcgvhWxH-qFmmamCod4338aVojAYi7xhOErUFp9KMiEUY4a9vDkr9BZrbf0m/s1600/LogoGarden_Home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="210" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7POxfdiwStz30YYsnRf7rJQtMFwtbqrCIfQodndUQFx7jJcyETE9iqEYKj3Z1Hb7YwdukgGtUqWcFOoHlcgvhWxH-qFmmamCod4338aVojAYi7xhOErUFp9KMiEUY4a9vDkr9BZrbf0m/s320/LogoGarden_Home.jpg" /></a></div><p><p>[<b>Update:</b> <i>Updates|additional articles posted at the end of this entry.</i>]<br />
<p>It was one of my typical 'no client' Fridays. I fixed myself a second double latte and sat down in front of my MacBook Pro to check emails and visit a few social networking sites. A long-time member of the business site <a href=http://www.startupnation.com/>StartupNation</a>, and a 2008 recipient of their <a href=http://www.startupnation.com/home-based-100/>Home-Based 100</a> honors, I wasn't surprised at all to see a weekly update email from the web resource.<p>The headline of a newly-posted article, "5 Rules for Great Logo Design," caught my eye and I clicked on the link. Written by John Williams, a member of the StartupNation Small Business Experts panel, the article provided some good basic information for designers and potential clients, and after adding a comment to the piece, I shared the link on the <a href=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-Fisher-LogoMotives/18597299183>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives Facebook page</a>. I had no idea of the future meaning of my article comment when I posted my additional rule:<blockquote><b>Hire a professional:</b> The best result of a logo design project will be produced by a professional designer with a real understanding of the identity design and branding process - and proven track record for creating great logos. Yes, I’m a professional identity designer and have a vested interest in that statement. However, over the past three decades about a 1/4 of my clientele has come to me with an existing logo, originally designed by [insert a neighbor, husband, wife, themselves, any relative, etc.] who had a computer, that they wish to have redesigned to project a more professional image.</blockquote><p>A short while later I received an unrelated Twitter message from illustrative designer <a href=http://leightonhubbell-blog.com/>Leighton Hubbell</a>, one of my longtime "imaginary" online friends. It read:<blockquote>Hey, Jeff. You should take a look at Logogarden.com. It appears they have a couple of your logos available for purchase on their site.</blockquote><p>His next message informed me that he'd already found a "dozen or so" of his own logo images being sold on the site.<p>In going to the <a href=http://logogarden.com>LogoGarden site</a>, I was immediately stunned to see the image from the TraveLady Media identity, which I had designed years go for a friend, exhibited in the top row of examples as the logo for a business named Pack-a-bag Travel Management (<i>above</i>). I began to find more and more of my designs as I went through icon archives on the site. Work by identity peers, acquaintances and friends - including <a href=http://www.vonglitschka.com/>Von Glitschka</a>, <a href=http://macnabdesign.com/>Maggie Macnab</a>, Christopher Simmons of <a href=http://www.minesf.com/>MINE</a>, <a href=Prejean Creative>Prejean Creative</a> and many others, were everywhere. I even saw immediately recognizable logos such as the <a href=http://www.worldwildlife.org/>World Wildlife Fund</a>, <a href=http://www.moonstruckchocolate.com/>Moonstruck Chocolate</a>, and <a href=http://www.timewarnercable.com/>Time Warner Cable</a> being offered for sale to, what I would assume would be, unsuspecting customers of the site.<p>It didn't take me long to find a good two dozen of images from my own logo portfolio for sale. Some were simply copied exactly; others altered very slightly from my originals. I found many more cases in which logos for sale were <i>much</i> more than simply "inspired" by my own work. I literally felt sick to my stomach after finding the following, the most explicit examples of my stolen designs:<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEOmP1Mtp8QRVCzYij4gMCSkjcwv76UIr8CssAPuTJS6FyLdm0mQrv1EeoVmHdpvA5_BGfGEmwj1al_roAoFsT16utxJf5_a8OVve7M7ztjXcwHaoi4iGvVo7rBFnQM6gSrS7UeNtu7Xy/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEOmP1Mtp8QRVCzYij4gMCSkjcwv76UIr8CssAPuTJS6FyLdm0mQrv1EeoVmHdpvA5_BGfGEmwj1al_roAoFsT16utxJf5_a8OVve7M7ztjXcwHaoi4iGvVo7rBFnQM6gSrS7UeNtu7Xy/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_01.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>TraveLady Media:</b> Just one example of my original logo design, the icon being sold on LogoGarden.com and the logo being featured on their homepage making use of my icon design, with a testimonial from a supposedly satisfied customer. The identity was designed for Pacific Northwest television and media personality Cheryl Hansen.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_AvDaZGm2dqaIvHmMdD86Mm5eiafXS9btqm-eahFSEu8n29UfGjJ7X0ubxLKih6GMltl8PzFcfAd5xTeDrTXpen6FCBQCAIv9N_Y5jrh2tQv6Zt6eqHiUw3cr_-GbWXYzPdBVXkhPO_Z/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_AvDaZGm2dqaIvHmMdD86Mm5eiafXS9btqm-eahFSEu8n29UfGjJ7X0ubxLKih6GMltl8PzFcfAd5xTeDrTXpen6FCBQCAIv9N_Y5jrh2tQv6Zt6eqHiUw3cr_-GbWXYzPdBVXkhPO_Z/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_02.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Robinwood Center:</b> My original logo was designed in 1981 for the Robinwood Shopping Center in West Linn, OR; not any question that LogoGarden.com is selling a blatant ripoff of my design.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5SN_cFc5baY5T4vWosTsKUIeYw7tSFSSmqD5pOe9nD5a7Erslh7emhskBwsgN2hvt7rLdPzZul8Gfvmc58BU-Mdnswoz1YGLhpERL0QK-SnoFEDhmYUIpjKXzg-WC3WWAb1eF5fn5Zrf/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5SN_cFc5baY5T4vWosTsKUIeYw7tSFSSmqD5pOe9nD5a7Erslh7emhskBwsgN2hvt7rLdPzZul8Gfvmc58BU-Mdnswoz1YGLhpERL0QK-SnoFEDhmYUIpjKXzg-WC3WWAb1eF5fn5Zrf/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_03.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Caring Community of North Portland:</b> Another example of my original logo design, the icon being sold on LogoGarden.com and the logo being featured on their website making use of my icon design, with a testimonial from a supposedly satisfied customer. I created the image for a North Portland community non-profit organization.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RLGVGXm2_Gu3Tn-U3Adymz8XUzezd3UBiLpo7ERnPR2U2QAzIAwNhW57gHeYgfFwdkCcfhK8CWaSaF4bDYlCXmDPSm6xV1Gt01wcPRg2GDzUqmoX46HuJZ0VmO835TJ8zi2f1StadObx/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RLGVGXm2_Gu3Tn-U3Adymz8XUzezd3UBiLpo7ERnPR2U2QAzIAwNhW57gHeYgfFwdkCcfhK8CWaSaF4bDYlCXmDPSm6xV1Gt01wcPRg2GDzUqmoX46HuJZ0VmO835TJ8zi2f1StadObx/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_04.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>North Portland Business Association:</b> The center of my original North Portland Business Association logo - for my own neighborhood business group! - was ripped-off and is offered for sale on LogoGarden. Silly LogoGarden.com refers to the Great Blue Heron in the logo as a 'pelican.' I do enjoy pointing out the added stupidity.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaZ8nHj_mE51b5J2fqaRSDRzqmszeeqNxVFpBAXYp76c4SMr69eINPqJ82SX0ueMURB6Obd2a2qBg4wIeo24wdrLSZC-GSSc-aRmui5cWDLdJKMTwogz2FfbkxiSqaFBH0O2AzbKdIoOR/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaZ8nHj_mE51b5J2fqaRSDRzqmszeeqNxVFpBAXYp76c4SMr69eINPqJ82SX0ueMURB6Obd2a2qBg4wIeo24wdrLSZC-GSSc-aRmui5cWDLdJKMTwogz2FfbkxiSqaFBH0O2AzbKdIoOR/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_05.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>DataDork:</b> Oh, yes they did! The LogoGarden hacks even kidnapped my DataDork guy! The image represents a self-proclaimed "computer geek" in Fontana, CA.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0bzgubXghv-ZQrJEqNOeomvfHjWo8tjfXPD3n11S0VG3Diob6w66EkVR8Dv4FsOCjeDL993BbfIW8vdaqkNfFuIcKdm27dRvxPEIVaKJ9tnQawfdcH6jP1nsFBUksCJda5LaoWBzGSCF/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0bzgubXghv-ZQrJEqNOeomvfHjWo8tjfXPD3n11S0VG3Diob6w66EkVR8Dv4FsOCjeDL993BbfIW8vdaqkNfFuIcKdm27dRvxPEIVaKJ9tnQawfdcH6jP1nsFBUksCJda5LaoWBzGSCF/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_06.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>What's For Dinner?:</b> Another example of LogoGarden taking my original design, altering the graphic image a bit, and then offering the ripped off image for sale on their site.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EpX1GpYY7H30BhPdk1LRkG6f86gdzWLO4cxzw3iSbdokm_MvhEDfBKOz24dAM41XYMkXRpSGCYQ3vDOtI2RBcIHOsyIN0k8H5BJDA88cdce_EM97m_DBUQB-kNvuFYCg8ceQuhuQCPSd/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EpX1GpYY7H30BhPdk1LRkG6f86gdzWLO4cxzw3iSbdokm_MvhEDfBKOz24dAM41XYMkXRpSGCYQ3vDOtI2RBcIHOsyIN0k8H5BJDA88cdce_EM97m_DBUQB-kNvuFYCg8ceQuhuQCPSd/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_07.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>American Telecom:</b> In this case, LogoGarden pulled the graphic out of my AmericanTelecom logo design and slightly altered it by rotating the stars - and are offering the result for sale on their site.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfav3nuIf3_08loslQuUSRbmxYZCidY3G07-8uJoK9yOAel8nr77p1sNIw1w6PkNqukQd6fsTyG7hSDMQM2SnLQ5hTeqgjEH3MZbgMmZpoDX_8MbY4YAQS3Jw2Cn-DCmtZvqPfqE0KiY1P/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfav3nuIf3_08loslQuUSRbmxYZCidY3G07-8uJoK9yOAel8nr77p1sNIw1w6PkNqukQd6fsTyG7hSDMQM2SnLQ5hTeqgjEH3MZbgMmZpoDX_8MbY4YAQS3Jw2Cn-DCmtZvqPfqE0KiY1P/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_08.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Ed Cunningham:</b> My original logo design, the altered icon being sold on LogoGarden.com and the crappy logo being featured on their website using a distorted version of my icon design, with a testimonial from a supposedly satisfied customer. This is the personal logo of my partner, Ed Cunningham.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkjAhvtquVE8U_s-3Gv-6B197F4AZUQFqUuoqe4VpeZ23yfcBDr4CYlBbWdaFyo-an5ubiCp5CYklTFgfHsY6cKxG8EfjibW81ZS1zeAU2tAVR4t1q9zHuQOiQU-ub1sZCIgDfnURSxPV/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkjAhvtquVE8U_s-3Gv-6B197F4AZUQFqUuoqe4VpeZ23yfcBDr4CYlBbWdaFyo-an5ubiCp5CYklTFgfHsY6cKxG8EfjibW81ZS1zeAU2tAVR4t1q9zHuQOiQU-ub1sZCIgDfnURSxPV/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_09.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Tsunami Benefit Icon:</b> My icon for Font Aid III: Fleurons of Hope, a designer/type designer effort to raise funds for those in countries affected by the 2005 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis, was also swiped by LogoGarden.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBoW_ngxCbOxFALw4ZzdNxSF-kbtyR7DfgWqoX6PN0TQe87FdylfWybVguCU5i0fKw4tIYezijffvzqe-QDdVmb5vFOi7E2JQhojXLSM8CMSmS0fRHDOEXgUR0dflgwOxtajdPg-8CHrH/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBoW_ngxCbOxFALw4ZzdNxSF-kbtyR7DfgWqoX6PN0TQe87FdylfWybVguCU5i0fKw4tIYezijffvzqe-QDdVmb5vFOi7E2JQhojXLSM8CMSmS0fRHDOEXgUR0dflgwOxtajdPg-8CHrH/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_10.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Valley Catholic High School:</b> It's bad enough that a site like LogoGarden rips off my original Valley Catholic High School logo design - but then they go and do a sh*tty job of it, too!<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpF_bRmqrdGtKaf6KAtF9zIwhK6VlnQP-09A2aB8lMZR-2hefjtWSOU_e4Sg86tKFMgB27JoYgCXyBjIA625g49XxE81kRyPAgSDd14H1dCk1DI_7N7lv61IERIqhh2_uqI53qXeUIYN65/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpF_bRmqrdGtKaf6KAtF9zIwhK6VlnQP-09A2aB8lMZR-2hefjtWSOU_e4Sg86tKFMgB27JoYgCXyBjIA625g49XxE81kRyPAgSDd14H1dCk1DI_7N7lv61IERIqhh2_uqI53qXeUIYN65/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_11.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Indies Restaurant & Bar:</b> This seems to be a standard modus operandi for LogoGarden - plucking a significant design element from a logo created by a professional designer and offering it for sale on their website. In this case the palm tree from my Indies logo was nabbed.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT9wML5RMwoXinb-xtWQAkFFPwkXo3aJx-jvfbrCOxuzTiM-hGtypAG8TOhnQtN_vUh55GPpquo8A5UnCxw5nqr3sPneBBNXwHByrPz88SSz7j5dgq9EQIdeqY3Hfb2_g5VmpUm1uCE1Z/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT9wML5RMwoXinb-xtWQAkFFPwkXo3aJx-jvfbrCOxuzTiM-hGtypAG8TOhnQtN_vUh55GPpquo8A5UnCxw5nqr3sPneBBNXwHByrPz88SSz7j5dgq9EQIdeqY3Hfb2_g5VmpUm1uCE1Z/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_12.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Sunriver Preparatory School:</b> The logo for a school, located outside of Bend, OR, was made up of a river element forming the letterform "S," a representation of the wolf mascot of the facility, and a graphic treatment of Bachelor Butte and the Three Sisters Mountains. LogoGarden.com simply eliminated much of the fine detail. (Yes, before you comment, my type treatment was based on Papyrus at the request of the client - I removed some of the "bumps" in the letterforms.)<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO_Uhro-LYhz7QCHnpM8rYc7ZBColNllqO5V8lWm-XMdQCG1ERAY5Op7Rjaig0AUA_sc-4HUEaBeLkX-IiULsQ7paYcnECvSePkbA5pkEz0J4_srpPdqjlcXhZZVH9kGNEJI7SA3NkeJ0/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO_Uhro-LYhz7QCHnpM8rYc7ZBColNllqO5V8lWm-XMdQCG1ERAY5Op7Rjaig0AUA_sc-4HUEaBeLkX-IiULsQ7paYcnECvSePkbA5pkEz0J4_srpPdqjlcXhZZVH9kGNEJI7SA3NkeJ0/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_13.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Diversity Network:</b> This education organization wanted generic, somewhat abstract human forms within their identity. LogoGarden.com altered them slightly before offering the image to their customers.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjo7YyxF6xJykcgRpBFqg0BS_TwyT4pwWWr1d6_mEtmLcRxcyHEgumxtL-7JifLyxQHekFADyvSjA6AK4BM-vPxo-xAkatdh4fEqBA7ohkg4P58S8NGi1hurUtTQVNzvyUA-vuIPGwHOL/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjo7YyxF6xJykcgRpBFqg0BS_TwyT4pwWWr1d6_mEtmLcRxcyHEgumxtL-7JifLyxQHekFADyvSjA6AK4BM-vPxo-xAkatdh4fEqBA7ohkg4P58S8NGi1hurUtTQVNzvyUA-vuIPGwHOL/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_14.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Benton County Historical Museum:</b> The identifying feature of this museum building in Philomath, OR is the cupola. This is another case of a graphic element from one of my original logo designs being 'appropriated' by LogoGarden, slightly altered [poorly] and offered for sale.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkq8PN1O6HXyD4oAPOVeZmzz9OL_zZfePgR65-HXG91lPyda3ujpi_XS-U2cdfUisDXC_cTGERhXqvi4XwDfA2uaY0S3h7DJ-s7mjHlralobPbkpAvMxMVO-c7YuIk0ZuO73uwHF0xnL1G/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkq8PN1O6HXyD4oAPOVeZmzz9OL_zZfePgR65-HXG91lPyda3ujpi_XS-U2cdfUisDXC_cTGERhXqvi4XwDfA2uaY0S3h7DJ-s7mjHlralobPbkpAvMxMVO-c7YuIk0ZuO73uwHF0xnL1G/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_15.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Seacoast AIDS Walk:</b> This LogoGarden rip-off especially ticked me off as the work of AIDS Response Seacoast and their AIDS Walk are near and dear to my heart. The organization is located in Portsmouth, NH. This isn't the first time this logo has been ripped off by someone!<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoDwT8bqWEUTa9nrk6m-9RubxPKyV55VeFjGI083mHPrLftnE7VSjVAXVrJ_FktieR_NATAEsdWrP-Rrdx4F65cccKNb5Mu5GMi_MgeIev6OQLKjp85HND6NImDdccSCGnMYV5KemRQaz/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoDwT8bqWEUTa9nrk6m-9RubxPKyV55VeFjGI083mHPrLftnE7VSjVAXVrJ_FktieR_NATAEsdWrP-Rrdx4F65cccKNb5Mu5GMi_MgeIev6OQLKjp85HND6NImDdccSCGnMYV5KemRQaz/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_16.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Rob Buckmaster Fund:</b> A very personal project for me; designing an identity honoring local actor Rob Buckmaster, an acquaintance from my work with the triangle productions! theatre company. Rob died of AIDS and a scholarship fund was established in his name. The fact that LogoGarden stole and butchered my original design is especially annoying.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qnwDLqDpMRLOeCitPPBIPnldcbyPkiBCmxvxsCinjpCAxqpRoudeX0JCdWES1AFOopZ6U9OMQmYB6yNi1Pq8M5CBLX_IdzHbHKBR2KR93ixji0DExuHCSDdsfWHlkyaUEuWHKc3UwicL/s1600/LogoGarden_Ripoff_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qnwDLqDpMRLOeCitPPBIPnldcbyPkiBCmxvxsCinjpCAxqpRoudeX0JCdWES1AFOopZ6U9OMQmYB6yNi1Pq8M5CBLX_IdzHbHKBR2KR93ixji0DExuHCSDdsfWHlkyaUEuWHKc3UwicL/s320/LogoGarden_Ripoff_17.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>Project Stepping Stones:</b> A program on the St. Charles Medical Center Foundation In Bend OR, Project Stepping Stones Project provides prenatal education and family health support programs for uninsured, low-income women to promote baby and child health. When I created the logo, I purposely dropped graphic "stones" in the shape of an "S" letterform into the imagery. LogoGarden.com left them in place when copying the image for their own purposes.<br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59_wF7ExIt49h-8sknM6_Xq_BM2Y_SqQB6XtIJJpxOCOrCoP0AV5hhrQjCFS9Co8zztTGilkbvsCYpRihc1UBL9rTCIPoObq6TOHaXrHIruLLeyMWUgG20uVB4FNVqN5Vu5flKDNDXRhY/s1600/QueenAnneRipoff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59_wF7ExIt49h-8sknM6_Xq_BM2Y_SqQB6XtIJJpxOCOrCoP0AV5hhrQjCFS9Co8zztTGilkbvsCYpRihc1UBL9rTCIPoObq6TOHaXrHIruLLeyMWUgG20uVB4FNVqN5Vu5flKDNDXRhY/s320/QueenAnneRipoff.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>• Queen Anne Royals:</b> The Queen Anne Royals were the employee bowling team for Key Bank's Queen Anne Branch in Seattle, WA. My late friend Brad Hall was a member of the team. This is another example of LogoGarden.com taking a graphic from one of my designs, altering the image and offering it for sale. The center point and 'reflective' image element line up perfectly when overlaid. It's just one of many similar cases I found on the site involving my own work - and the designs of others.<br />
<p>After finding so many examples of hijacked logo design work on LogoGarden.com, I started poking around a bit more on the site. With Google searches, none of the testimonial business names on the home page resulted in the finding of real businesses. I also discovered that the Founder and President of LogoGarden.com was John Williams - the same John Williams who wrote the StartupNation article I read earlier in the morning. All a bit too "small world" for me in a period of just a few hours.<br />
<p>I immediately returned to the StartUpNation blogs and posted:<blockquote>Very interesting that I should respond to this post on the same day that numerous designers are finding their own original designs for sale on Mr. Williams' site LogoGarden.com. I was alerted to the fact early this afternoon and have so far found about 20 examples of my own design work - from logos representing my clients - on the LogoGarden.com site. Numerous other designers are finding their work offered for sale on the site as well.</blockquote><p>I also returned to Twitter, informing StartupNation - through a tweet - about what was happening in regards to Mr. Williams and LogoGarden.com. To their credit, I quickly received a response thanking me for bringing the matter to their attention and informing me that they would investigate immediately. In a very short period of time Mr. Williams' articles were removed from the StartupNation site and there was no longer any reference to him as an "expert" on the web presence.<br />
<p>The Moonstruck Chocolate Company headquarters is very near my home studio. In addition, I was very familiar with their logo as it was designed by the Portland firm <a href=http://www.sandstrompartners.com/>Sandstrom Partners</a>. I've know Steve Sandstrom since we both worked on the University of Oregon college newspaper, <i>The Oregon Daily Emerald</i>, over 30 years ago. By way of Twitter and Facebook, I made Moonstruck Chocolate and Sandstrom Partners aware of finding the chocolatier's logo for sale on LogoGarden.com. I later received a Facebook message from a representative of Moonstruck, letting me know they had contacted their lawyer about the matter. Attorneys for others are also at work on the situation.<br />
<p>Many designers, and small business people, have asked for suggestions of how they can help in this situation that impacts so many in the design profession. My response is; "Make some noise!"<br />
<p>Review the home page and visit the logo image archive (using the 'Try It Free" button) on <a href=http://www.jfisherlogmotives.com>LogoGarden.com</a> and review what is posted. If you recognize logos, alert the designer or client whose logo image is for sale. Post comments or reviews on the <a href=https://www.facebook.com/pages/LogoGarden/279667983453>LogoGarden Facebook Page</a> or <a href=http://www.youtube.com/user/logogarden>YouTube presence</a>. Research articles by LogoGarden founder John Williams on business web sites and comment. Ask design organizations, industry publications and business website/magazines to sound off about the LogoGarden issue. Make other designers aware of what is going on through Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, blogging or whatever means possible. Read and share this piece, and the articles listed below. The power of a combined graphic design community can make a difference.<br />
<p>Thank you for the support received by all of the designers impacted in this situation.<br />
<p><b>Update - 08.17.11:</b> I filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint with LogoGarden.com's web <a href=http://www.rackspace.com/>Rackspace Hosting</a>, using their <a href=http://www.rackspace.com/information/legal/copyrightnoticessl.php>online copyright infringement form</a>. That evening, LogoGarden.com began to remove my images from their website.<br />
<p><b>Update - 08.18.11:</b> I received the following email from Rackspace:<br />
<p><blockquote>"I'm writing on behalf of Rackspace in regards to a Copyright Infringement notice for <a href=http://www.logogarden.com>LogoGarden.com</a>. Our client has notified us that the material in question has been removed and that they are in compliance. Please review the site in question to make a determination of compliance. If there are any outstanding issues with this matter please let me know so that I can take the necessary action to resolve this matter.<br />
<p><p>Please contact us within the next 14 days. If we do not hear from you by August 31, 2011 we will consider this matter resolved. Thank you."</blockquote><p><b>Update - 08.19.11:</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAZLabIqVTtWUnYRcBzunRrpfJg9V-PkXvuS-wh4E_kqSO8IueGsEOdQ4RSeMixDQTPg5PpsK_ZQufApjV5VMnJRgE97AWuC03BqycS_DRGzq18wGISHxBXWSrkuyNRoksf36WNE2jZg/s1600/CunninghamRipoff2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAZLabIqVTtWUnYRcBzunRrpfJg9V-PkXvuS-wh4E_kqSO8IueGsEOdQ4RSeMixDQTPg5PpsK_ZQufApjV5VMnJRgE97AWuC03BqycS_DRGzq18wGISHxBXWSrkuyNRoksf36WNE2jZg/s320/CunninghamRipoff2.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>• Ed Cunningham:</b> I discovered a second image on the LogoGarden.com website today that makes use of an adaptation of my partner's personal logo. It then disappeared from the site without my reporting it to Rackspace.<br />
<p><b>Update - 08.20.11:</b> Posted on the <a href=https://www.facebook.com/pages/LogoGarden/279667983453>LogoGarden Facebook Page</a> today:<br />
<p><blockquote>"DESIGNERS, PLEASE READ: LogoGarden.com has recently been found to have some symbols in its 10,000-symbol library that are not original. We work very hard to try to ensure originality. If you discover any offending symbols please email john@logogarden.com and attach 1) your original logo (jpg) with date of creation, 2) a screenshot of the symbol in our database and 3) any sample logos from the LogoGarden home page. We will immediately remove any offending symbols.</blockquote><p>I didn't realize that any of my logo images, stolen and offered for sale by LogoGarden, were 'offending." However, I do find the fact they ripped-off so many design professionals and clients very offensive.<br />
<p><b>Update - 08.22.11:</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCummBafG0W-1vLlTQSs7SdkwhB_nCzjOjyybvuSlbgXvySnVjz2dFHrPoK-RzISA9luc0fEMqQG6uDjUEhGrGBSAMcHk-D2Pd1ziPK7_MR2gQjg8jSQo8tnh4_1jkMy41C5j8lpKT1M/s1600/TraveLadyRipoff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCummBafG0W-1vLlTQSs7SdkwhB_nCzjOjyybvuSlbgXvySnVjz2dFHrPoK-RzISA9luc0fEMqQG6uDjUEhGrGBSAMcHk-D2Pd1ziPK7_MR2gQjg8jSQo8tnh4_1jkMy41C5j8lpKT1M/s320/TraveLadyRipoff.jpg" /></a></div><p>The TraveLady logo icon has <i>finally</i> been removed from the homepage of the <a href=http://logogarden.co.uk/>UK version of LogoGarden.com</a>. However, the icon itself is <i>still</i> being sold as a logo design elements on the sites.<br />
<p><b>Update - 08.23.11:</b> The <a href=http://www.graphicartistsguild.org/>Graphic Artists Guild</a> would like those who have found their logo designs on the LogoGarden.com site to send screenshots of infringed work to advocacy@gag.org - as they are investigating and tracking this issue.<br />
<b>Update - 08.25.11:</b><br />
<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCummBafG0W-1vLlTQSs7SdkwhB_nCzjOjyybvuSlbgXvySnVjz2dFHrPoK-RzISA9luc0fEMqQG6uDjUEhGrGBSAMcHk-D2Pd1ziPK7_MR2gQjg8jSQo8tnh4_1jkMy41C5j8lpKT1M/s1600/TraveLadyRipoff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCummBafG0W-1vLlTQSs7SdkwhB_nCzjOjyybvuSlbgXvySnVjz2dFHrPoK-RzISA9luc0fEMqQG6uDjUEhGrGBSAMcHk-D2Pd1ziPK7_MR2gQjg8jSQo8tnh4_1jkMy41C5j8lpKT1M/s320/TraveLadyRipoff.jpg" /></a></div><p>After again reporting to <a href=http://www.rackspace.com/>Rackspace Hosting</a> that my TraveLady Media logo icon was still being sold on all LogoGarden.com sites, it was FINALLY removed. It only took nearly two weeks to get the particular image off the sites. <br />
<p><b>Related Articles:</b><br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/the-perils-of-do-it-yourself-logo-makers/>The perils of do-it-yourself logo makers</a></b>; The Logo Factor Design Blog - by Steve Douglas of <a href=http://www.thelogofactory.com/>The Logo Factory</a> [08.15.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123//>Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy</a></b>; by <a href=http://daninordin.com/>Dani Nordin</a> [08.15.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/in_brief_august_miscellany.php>Logo Garden Sells Logos it doesn’t Own</a></b>; In Brief: August Miscellany - <a href=http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew//>Brand New</a> [08.15.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/pc_blog/2011/08/15/diy-crowd-sourcing-or-piracy-you-be-the-judge/>DIY, Crowd Sourcing or Piracy – You be the Judge</a></b>; Drawing Conclusions - <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/>Prejean Creative</a> [08.15.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.nwicreative.org/share/grand-theft-logo/>Grand Theft Logo</a></b>; Northwest Indiana Creative - by Judith Mayer of <a href=http://www.keyworddesign.com/>Keyword Design</a> [08.16.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.logodesignlove.com/wwf-panda-logo-just-69>WWF panda for just $69</a></b>; by David Airey of <a href=http://www.logodesignlove.com/>Logo Design Love</a> [08.16.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/pc_blog/2011/08/16/logogarden-should-be-plowed-under/>LogoGarden Should Be Plowed Under</a></b>; Drawing Conclusions - <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/>Prejean Creative</a> [08.16.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://iconify.it/design/more-logo-thievery/>More Logo Thievery</a></b>; by Scott Lewis of <a href=http://iconify.it/>Iconify.it</a> [08.16.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://logolounge.com/article.asp?aid=lnVo>How low can they go?</a></b>; by Cathy Fishel, <a href=http://www.logolounge.com>LogoLounge.com</a> [08.17.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://murillodesigninc.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/what-is-the-liability-of-using-stolen-property-for-your-business/>What is the liability of using stolen property for your business?</a></b>; You get the idea, by Roland Murillo of <a href=http://www.murillodesign.com>Murillo Design</a> [08.17.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.rockpaperink.com/content/column.php?id=88>Charlatan, Huckster, Moron, Thief!</a></b>; Love Thy Logo, by Bill Gardner, <a href=http://www.rockpaperink.com/>RockPaperInk</a> [08.18.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/pc_blog/2011/08/18/how-to-get-your-logos-removed-from-logogarden-com/>How to get your logos removed from LogoGarden.com</a></b>; Drawing Conclusions, by Brent Pelloquin of <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/>Prejean Creative</a> [08.18.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/logo-gardens-bitter-harvest/>Logo Garden’s bitter harvest</a></b>; The Logo Factor Design Blog - by Steve Douglas of <a href=http://www.thelogofactory.com/>The Logo Factory</a> [08.18.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.aiga.org/common/newsletter/source/August2011_Action_Alert.html>AIGA ACTION ALERT: Check LogoGarden for identity work stolen from you</a></b>; from Richard Grefé, AIGA Executive Director, <a href=http://www.aiga.org/>AIGA</a> [08.19.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://iconify.it/design/logogarden-responds-regarding-stolen-logos/>LogoGarden Responds Regarding Stolen Logos</a></b>; by Scott Lewis of <a href=http://iconify.it/>Iconify.it</a> [08.19.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.burningsettlerscabin.com/?p=6446>The Rape of the Bear Logo</a></b>; by Sean Adams, <a href=http://www.burningsettlerscabin.com/>Burning Settlers Cabin</a> [08.19.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.thedenveregotist.com/news/local/2011/august/19/dubious-mother-fr-stealing-other-peoples-logo-work-and-reselling-it>Dubious Mother F****r Stealing Other People's Logo Work and Reselling It</a></b>; <a href=http://www.thedenveregotist.com/>The Denver Egotist</a> [08.19.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/pc_blog/2011/08/19/official-response-from-logogarden-com/>Official response from LogoGarden.com</a></b>; Drawing Conclusions, by Brent Pelloquin of <a href=http://www.prejeancreative.com/>Prejean Creative</a> [08.19.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://blog.ohtwentyone.com/blog/logo-design-trend-blatant-fraud>Logo Design Trend: Blatant Fraud</a></b>; <a href=http://blog.ohtwentyone.com/>ohTwentyone</a> [08.19.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/aiga-launches-action-alert-for-design-theft-by-logo-garden-site_b16151>AIGA Launches Action Alert for Design Theft by ‘Logo Garden’ Site</a></b>; by Steve Delahoyde of <a href=http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/>UnBeige</a> [08.22.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.graphicartistsguild.org/theguild/advocacy/legal-alerts/>Graphic Artists Guild: Advocacy Alerts: LogoGarden.com may be infringing your work.</a></b>; <a href=http://www.graphicartistsguild.org/>Graphic Artists Guild</a> [08.22.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.therussogroup.com/razor-branding-blog/bid/43807/Leggo-My-Logo>Leggo My Logo</a></b>; by Jaci Russo of <a href=http://www.therussogroup.com/>The Russo Group</a> [08.23.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2011/08/25/logogarden-copyright-and-do-it-yourself-logos/>LogoGarden: Copyright and Do-It-Yourself Logos</a></b>; by Jonathan Bailey of <a href=http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/>Plagiarism Today (PT)</a> [08.25.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://drawsigner.com/2011/08/26/logogate-2011/>LogoGate 2011</a></b>; by Von Glitschka, <a href=http://drawsigner.com/>Drawsigner</a> [08.26.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://creativesquall.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/letter-from-a-thief-logogardens-response-to-selling-your-logos/>Letter from a Thief: LogoGarden’s Response to Selling Your Logos</a></b>; by Tad Dobbs, <a href=http://creativesquall.com/>Creative Squall</a> [08.29.11]<br />
<p><b>• <a href=http://www.rockpaperink.com/content/column.php?id=127>Pathological Hijacking A-Z</a></b>; Love Thy Logo, by Bill Gardner, <a href=http://www.rockpaperink.com/>RockPaperInk</a> [10.06.11]<br />
<p>© 2011 <i><a href=http://jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-76370445203173913102011-07-20T06:58:00.000-07:002011-08-18T10:35:39.793-07:00Logodotes: Stumptown Clowns<p>[<i>Over the 30+ years I've worked professionally as a designer, interesting side stories have come up about my identity designs. This is one of <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/search/label/Logodotes>an ongoing series of "Logodotes"</a> - anecdotes about my logo designs.</i>]<p>I often tend to be my own worst client. When designing for myself, I usually go into a very picky and hyper-critical mode. It did take me <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2007/09/jeff-fisher-logomotives-identity.html>10 years to create the Jeff Fisher LogoMotives identity</a>.<p>With the image for Stumptown Clowns the process was surprisingly much different. Following attendance at Clown School, and a great experience as part of the <a href=http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/search/label/Amtrak%20Cascades>Amtrak Cascades Character Clown Corps</a> for the Portland Rose Festival, my clown pal Pippa suggested that those interested in clowning around a bit more participate in the 2009 Portland Pride Parade. As the event was not an official Rose Festival event we would need to march under a new clown troupe moniker. Pippa came up with the name "Stumptown Clowns."<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtu-XtFg_4gJhdXOXGGp2hdVdP-qdgeq_30j7PFc49icXAtZ2x45qVM3hNxVQzh9DxxlESUN4R6pGDN5wvXS01RTOVw3Gglj1e4K9lYOvT4H4cCgOuXeGYYKF-C6nHIqQTJQPqtvHpl7B/s1600-h/blog-omotives-clowns1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtu-XtFg_4gJhdXOXGGp2hdVdP-qdgeq_30j7PFc49icXAtZ2x45qVM3hNxVQzh9DxxlESUN4R6pGDN5wvXS01RTOVw3Gglj1e4K9lYOvT4H4cCgOuXeGYYKF-C6nHIqQTJQPqtvHpl7B/s320/blog-omotives-clowns1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398061917390039090" /></a><p>In my odd logo designer mind, as soon as I was made aware of the name, I literally saw the words visually as a potential clown face. The "U" letterform in the word "Stumptown" could become a winking eye, with the "O" in the term creating another eye that was wide open. It only made sense that the "O" in "Clown" would become a big red clown nose.<p>There was no sketching or doodling of the concept. The design was so clearly defined in my mind that I went directly to the computer. The font <a href=http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/nicksfonts/blue-plate-special-nf/#at>Blue Plate Special</a>, by Nick Curtis of <a href=http://www.nicksfonts.com/>Nick's Fonts</a>, was the first and only choice for the logo. It seemed to convey the celebratory, circus-like quality I desired. The weight of the font, and the curves of some letterforms, complimented the graphic elements which were created first.<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0O7xhafP6kZDvOwF4KnimqezesX8s0aAF-cy2vWTBS9zMowDpu9bo0w4yj-9e9gr8Z0VeqPZL5vAd_gUpGOef5q879zGLDai8_IMMTWzKybKq692vmn2GiY9QUQvcYT_6YpDxkdcGO8yz/s1600-h/blog-omotives-clowns2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0O7xhafP6kZDvOwF4KnimqezesX8s0aAF-cy2vWTBS9zMowDpu9bo0w4yj-9e9gr8Z0VeqPZL5vAd_gUpGOef5q879zGLDai8_IMMTWzKybKq692vmn2GiY9QUQvcYT_6YpDxkdcGO8yz/s320/blog-omotives-clowns2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398062698517406018" /></a><p>In a one-shot process the Stumptown Clowns logo was complete (<i>top image</i>). However, there was something that bugged me about the end result. It was an optical illusion, but the identity seemed to be tilting. I doubled-checked the horizontal allignment of the design. The lightness of the "winking eye" and the heaviness of the "open eye" element were causing the logo to look as if it had rotated clock-wise a bit.<p>Rotating the design a quarter of a degree, counter clock-wise, seemed to correct the visual issue for me (<i>directly above</i>).<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbmG-9dhd7igOTytGiMMa38uRwWzwgULztdVgj6milZ-N8oaZlbisAB6DY3f_g2CGnBctqitB-ijYROxoO9c9SNZJU619rXRJtaxBeI-8ofJytfhMvw2oeeKarodGLkYcRDMij62aUiZK/s1600-h/PortlandPride09-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbmG-9dhd7igOTytGiMMa38uRwWzwgULztdVgj6milZ-N8oaZlbisAB6DY3f_g2CGnBctqitB-ijYROxoO9c9SNZJU619rXRJtaxBeI-8ofJytfhMvw2oeeKarodGLkYcRDMij62aUiZK/s320/PortlandPride09-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348027102779744962" /></a><i>Stumptown Clown pals Lou, Pippa, Trip and Toots Caboose preparing for the 2009 Pride Parade though downtown Portland</i><p>With our official Stumptown Clowns logo on an identifying sign for the parade (Thanks to Kathy at Signs Northwest!) the new clown troupe was ready for its parade debut.<p>This project did remind me of a previous identity design client with an incredible attention to detail - OK, the guy was anal retentive (Hmmm...am I <i>more</i> anal?). The logo project was finalized. Disks were prepared with all the necessary digital files for the client. The invoice had been sent off for payment. The the client called to request that I rotate the design - which did not have balance issues with its circular design - five degrees clockwise. It was one of the oddest, and most specific, requests I'd received in regards to a job. No explanation - just "please rotate the design five degrees."<p>I revisited the logo and rotated the image two and a half degrees. The client was perfectly happy.<p>The Stumptown Clowns logo was recognized with a 2010 American Graphic Design and Advertising Award, and Silver honors in the 2010 Summit Creative Awards. It appears in the books <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/0061970123>Logolicious</a>, <a href=https://www.iheartlogos.com/shop.cfm>iheartlogos Vol. 1</a></i>, <i><a href=http://www.logonest.com/>Logo Nest 01</a></i> (Australia) and <i><a href=http://astore.amazon.com/jefffisherlog-20/detail/383652421X>Logo Design Vol. 3</a></i> (Germany).<p>© 2011 Jeff Fisher LogoMotivesJeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-33397886571696202132011-07-15T15:37:00.000-07:002011-07-26T15:39:25.697-07:00Kindle editions of design-related books feature logos and other work of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives<p><p>The design work and career experiences of Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for <a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a>, are now shared <a href=http://jefffisherlogomotives.blogspot.com/2007/09/jeff-fisher-logomotives-in-published.html>in over 150 books</a> on logo design, branding, small business marketing and other topics. A number of those books have now been released as Kindle Editions. The following are currently available for purchased downloads:<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcI5qUNqYheltaTGp5vP0FJSqh_gfIIG2A4j_U3He2H2sTIqhLhwo5Iepi30qPdjhFaVx1VTnFeDHfh8pZYebfPLkWF1kHrO6eGoxxpdbWnUB1f1dsSOqVLkMUKAL6CScTx2p_xT5H_k/s1600-h/Holly-10.09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcI5qUNqYheltaTGp5vP0FJSqh_gfIIG2A4j_U3He2H2sTIqhLhwo5Iepi30qPdjhFaVx1VTnFeDHfh8pZYebfPLkWF1kHrO6eGoxxpdbWnUB1f1dsSOqVLkMUKAL6CScTx2p_xT5H_k/s320/Holly-10.09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428460937396914322" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054JTHUG/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>Breaking Into Freelance Illustration: A Guide for Artists, Designers and Illustrators</a></b>, by Holly DeWolf (Kindle Edition, HOW Books, USA, 2011)<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhL0aCxfSNtLu2bAXt6rnnZ48u9-BNQ_bQRLndSVmldkMsVMVb_uF_0yx0n_pbvb-8IkWXLvt6wZCdmSoeLuzcBaaFKnvExYpKSjMaXzYk0BJY_b4bIM4WyRH102TpLYtzextADeE79c/s1600/Iheartlogos-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhL0aCxfSNtLu2bAXt6rnnZ48u9-BNQ_bQRLndSVmldkMsVMVb_uF_0yx0n_pbvb-8IkWXLvt6wZCdmSoeLuzcBaaFKnvExYpKSjMaXzYk0BJY_b4bIM4WyRH102TpLYtzextADeE79c/s320/Iheartlogos-2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628283761037646898" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00570S6DG/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>I Heart Logos, Season One</a></b> (Kindle Edition, iheartlogos.com, USA, 2011)<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8bG_zhOV0_oq4WcGWusyeoPzNljsJ5q5-ha7uYGJaPfJT5Qe6jr7lmG9Z-W_wkU5rum0GH-3HCxU_RVf_FAzV49CoGKKw5w_YjPwGaU-dhNrb9w11CCE0LBuvYIt7AK21wC4e20HgIg/s1600-h/GreaterGood.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8bG_zhOV0_oq4WcGWusyeoPzNljsJ5q5-ha7uYGJaPfJT5Qe6jr7lmG9Z-W_wkU5rum0GH-3HCxU_RVf_FAzV49CoGKKw5w_YjPwGaU-dhNrb9w11CCE0LBuvYIt7AK21wC4e20HgIg/s320/GreaterGood.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428458022293591042" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003V1WV16/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>Designing for the Greater Good: The Best in Cause-Related Marketing and Nonprofit Design</a></b>, by Peleg Top and Jonathan Cleveland (Kindle Edition, HarperCollins, USA, 2011)<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk71eDaeP2lFDyvYWaz473kDC-COKV9mqGZ_u4cuy7lc2OoaDJrZRhDWpNlfwGs77oBDhZpMpkktUl6ISB4IV1A36dfiGoiODG8KqQvmdeZQYuEtnIRi9AKLzHKnxRt0zpQi6uWlKlheA/s1600/BizCardDesign6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk71eDaeP2lFDyvYWaz473kDC-COKV9mqGZ_u4cuy7lc2OoaDJrZRhDWpNlfwGs77oBDhZpMpkktUl6ISB4IV1A36dfiGoiODG8KqQvmdeZQYuEtnIRi9AKLzHKnxRt0zpQi6uWlKlheA/s320/BizCardDesign6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628307372058221426" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054I16BK/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>Best of Business Card Design 6</a></b>, by Blackcoffee Design (Kindle Edition, Rockport Publishers, USA, 2011)<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-eQGRQLyMJ643feXQ0Q4hVkI5SSlc58GzZkdTK480JgGSDmfSo63FZ-skfUJGvYXEVuohGzuNmE2TleSby4QxTSDt2DuS9uyDqcwxh0iFW98VLc3Q5OmmlVyo0dbuGqfcBBpWOougo4/s1600-h/LH&LD11-10.09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-eQGRQLyMJ643feXQ0Q4hVkI5SSlc58GzZkdTK480JgGSDmfSo63FZ-skfUJGvYXEVuohGzuNmE2TleSby4QxTSDt2DuS9uyDqcwxh0iFW98VLc3Q5OmmlVyo0dbuGqfcBBpWOougo4/s320/LH&LD11-10.09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428459472986550338" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TU1YT4/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>Letterhead and Logo Design 11</a></b>, by Design Army (Kindle Edition, Rockport Publishers, USA, 2011)<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIZekQl042NOKYtg9A3vfdB302D1kID51YDE7wOx09iN8JGj5BUgq0zfxz_ltDRuCpeMQxjm88QKRMmfRv0K-NX_sxfAWXk22bzfAWtzHTmsqLKh_NGWVUzUh1mPqIpfDUANl9sPN7kE/s1600-h/Faimon-0%5E.09.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhlzR8lLUH7GKQ4x1uZXsWaIXN36PwoXKk4L54-njMGFBshTRy680UTl3Ay6Nz-_x-XkxUI3lm-p8Bm0VI57P_rOBwZAnn8bDQ3tReKiG6ojseHrSFHG75JJPW0XnoJT0tpLQRXjTZqA/s320/TypeRules-07.10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478220913803275490" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041D8UXG/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>Type Rules: The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography, Third Edition</a></b>, by Ilene Strizver (Kindle edition, Wiley, USA, 2010)<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU1Ph5VsHNJUDYjGS1zvUoovFCFRgx3V1V1ois5hWvxRJ3CrPgF8J6uuuSd8MAkNvrlyAEIxrgson96UlMkoQ58xdqw3m7_kp85toq2Bje2uOn5GV2Wxbig12c5_XUPBnmUvpOREpkLA/s1600/BetterBizWriting-2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU1Ph5VsHNJUDYjGS1zvUoovFCFRgx3V1V1ois5hWvxRJ3CrPgF8J6uuuSd8MAkNvrlyAEIxrgson96UlMkoQ58xdqw3m7_kp85toq2Bje2uOn5GV2Wxbig12c5_XUPBnmUvpOREpkLA/s320/BetterBizWriting-2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628289787047184066" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003QMLHQK/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Better Business Writing</a></b>, by Barbara Janoff and Ruth Cash-Smith (Kindle Edition, Allworth Press, USA, 2010)<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEFsWuzUnAYWJyOQTQuChixbXag8r5D2NkAA9jdx7WWD9ezf3c5WCxnK_O9v_6JrXedfVxiXJ2ip6TvVAdn11XEVsfbl5JSYyBj-WW5nATuMvrm8vFSMYdhCfVFkQXAZQpFV8vkAQsrs/s1600/1000Retail-2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEFsWuzUnAYWJyOQTQuChixbXag8r5D2NkAA9jdx7WWD9ezf3c5WCxnK_O9v_6JrXedfVxiXJ2ip6TvVAdn11XEVsfbl5JSYyBj-WW5nATuMvrm8vFSMYdhCfVFkQXAZQpFV8vkAQsrs/s320/1000Retail-2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628297194143163842" /></a><p><b><a href=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050I7BRM/ref=nosim?tag=jefffisherlog-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549>1000 Retail Graphics</a></b>, by JGA (Kindle Edition, Rockport Publishers, USA, 2010)<p>© 2011 <i><a href=http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699945772916052007.post-24200472481221754692011-07-08T09:34:00.000-07:002011-07-08T09:36:21.393-07:00Drawn By Success inteviews designer Jeff Fisher<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPSkd3_CW-w3wq9ip76cohWJj7szvEUSs7js7lLaw_rUdCe5c2WZaqwjkikjvZh7fkS4jcj18pKw5fr4Dz_3Zy0C9SYWpwbhZEiheZZWGtit-wBpZ2fEOiUgH1A4aB8IbCv1SHvsEXXE3/s1600/blog-omotives-DBS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPSkd3_CW-w3wq9ip76cohWJj7szvEUSs7js7lLaw_rUdCe5c2WZaqwjkikjvZh7fkS4jcj18pKw5fr4Dz_3Zy0C9SYWpwbhZEiheZZWGtit-wBpZ2fEOiUgH1A4aB8IbCv1SHvsEXXE3/s320/blog-omotives-DBS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626643441660779186" /></a><p>What is being billed as the "lost interview" with Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the design firm <a href=http://jfisherlgomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a>, has been posted on the website <a href=http://drawnbysuccess.com/>Drawn By Success</a>. In the interview, <a href=http://drawnbysuccess.com/secrets-of-success-with-jeff-fisher-logomotives-interview>Secrets of Success with Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a>, the designer and author discusses charging higher fees, branding, using social media as a marketing tool and much more. The posted discussion was nearly considered "lost" due to audio production issues, but was recently successfully recovered.<p>According the site founder, illustrator and <a href=http://www.cartooningpro.com/>cartoonist</a> Carlos Castellanos, Drawn By Success was created to serve as a valuable resource of proven marketing and positioning strategies to help freelance artists prosper at the creative work they love, while also serving as a source of encouragement and accountability to those artists bold enough to do the work necessary to attract better clients and charge higher fees and prosper as creative professionals.<p>© 2011 <i><a href=http://jisherlogomotives.com>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</a></i>Jeff Fisher LogoMotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482311111316240290noreply@blogger.com