Non-Profit Logos

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Stumptown Clowns
Client: Stumptown Clowns
Location: Portland, OR USA

After I attended Clown School in 2009, a group of my classmates and I formed the clown troupe Stumptown Clowns. Immediately after the name was selected I envisioned the logo with a winking clown face within the letterforms. Winner of a 2010 American Graphic Design and Advertising Award, the design appears in the books Logolicious, iheartlogos Vol. 1, Logo Nest 01 (Australia) and Logo Design Vol. 3 (Germany).

Historic Kenton Firehouse Committee
Client: Historic Kenton Firehouse Committee
Location: Portland, OR USA

An image representing the historic Kenton Firehouse near my home in North Portland. It was short-listed in the Russian design competition Identity: Best of the Best 2010, and appears in the books Logo Nest 01 (Australia) and Logo Design Vol. 3 (Germany).

Philandros
Client: Seattle Men's Chorus
Location: Seattle, WA USA

One of my favorite mid-career logos, designed in 1991 for the Philandros singers - a sub-group of the Seattle Men's Chorus. The logo appears in the book Bullet-Proof Logos: Creating Great Designs Which Avoid Legal Problems.

Seacoast AIDS Walk
Client: AIDS Response - Seacoast
Location: Portsmouth, NH USA

AIDS Response - Seacoast asked me to design a logo that could be used annually for their AIDS fundraising walk. The identity is featured in The Big Book of New Design Ideas, 100's Visual Logos and Letterheads and Logos from North to South America (Spain).

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Non-Profit Logos

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Chinese Student Association
Client: Chinese Student Association - University of Oregon
Location: Eugene, OR USA

One of my earliest professional logo designs, created in 1978 while I was in college, with a Chinese dragon image conveying the letterforms C, S and A. The image has experienced world-wide exposure in the book LogoLounge: Master Library, Volume 2: 3000 Animal and Mythology Logos (Rockport Publishers, USA, 2010).

Cat Adoption Team
Client: Cat Adoption Team
Location: Sherwood, OR USA

A pro-bono design concept for the non-profit Cat Adoption Team. The acronym C.A.T. formed the shape of a cat in one of those "aha" design moments. the design has experienced world-wide exposure in the books Killed Ideas, Vol. 1 (Blurb, USA, 2009), Letterhead & Logo Design 11 (Rockport Publishers, USA, 2009), American Graphic Design & Advertising 25 (Rockport Publishers, USA, 2009), Designing for the Greater Good (HarperCollins, USA, 2010), LogoLounge Master Library Vol. 2 (Rockport Publishers, USA, 2010), Logolicious (HarperCollins, USA, 2010), For a Good Cause (Index Book, Spain, 2010), Logo Design Vol. 3 (Taschen, Germany, 2011), 2011 Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market (Writers Digest Books, USA, 2010), I Heart Logos, Season One (iheartlogos.com, USA, 2011), Logo Nest 02 (Logo Nest, 2012), Logo Book (Index Book, Spain, 2012), Letterhead & Logo Design 11 (Paper, Rockport Publishers, USA, 2012) and Logo 3 (Zeixs, Germany, 2013). The logo also appears in the textbook Perfect Match Art Primary 5, by Prisca Ko Hak Moi (Pearson Education South Asia and Ministry of Education Singapore, Singapore, 2010). The design won a Silver Award in the 2008 Summit International Creative Awards. In 2011 the C.A.T. Logo received a Merit Award in the Hiiibrand Awards of China.

Benton County Historical Museum
Client: Benton County Historical Museum
Location: Philomath, OR USA

A design created in the early 1980's for a historical museum with a very recognizable cupola architectural detail. The logo somewhat mimics the shape of the historic Philomath College building.

Our House of Portland Partner Project
Client: Our House of Portland
Location: Portland, OR USA

This identity design, one of many created for the residential care facility for people with HIV/AIDS, represents a program of business sponsorships for the facility.

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Museum Logos

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Benton County Historical Museum
Client: Benton County Historical Museum
Location: Philomath, OR USA

A design created in the early 1980's for a historical museum with a very recognizable cupola architectural detail. The logo somewhat mimics the shape of the historic Philomath College building.

Vista House
Client: Friends of Vista House, Oregon State Parks Trust
Location: Columbia River Gorge, OR USA

The logo identifies the Vista House, which was built in 1916-1918 as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The identity appears in the books Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design, Graphis Logo 6, 100's Visual Logos and Letterheads and Logos from North to South America (Spain).

Portland Children's Museum
Client: Portland Children's Museum
Location: Portland, OR USA

In 1982 I was commissioned to design and illustrate a coloring book for the Portland Children's Museum. One of the illustrations was of the former dormitory that was home to the museum from 1950 until 2001. The drawing of the building was used as a logo for the facility for quite a few years.

Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns
Client: Benicia Historical Museum
Location: Benicia, CA USA

The Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns had a split personality of multiple identifying images. The Civil War era U.S. Army base needed a logo representative of the time period and its history. The camel image from an antique etching of the museum was used in the design. The logo received an American Corporate Identity 22 award, and appears in The Big Book of Logos 5 and 100's Visual Logos and Letterheads.

Read more about the museum identity redesign effort in this entry.

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Non-Profit Logos

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Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns
Client: Benicia Historical Museum
Location: Benicia, CA USA

The Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns had a split personality of multiple identifying images. The Civil War era U.S. Army base needed a logo representative of the time period and its history. The camel image from an antique etching of the museum was used in the design. The logo received an American Corporate Identity 22 award, and appears in The Big Book of Logos 5 and 100's Visual Logos and Letterheads.

Read more about the museum identity redesign effort on bLog-oMotives.

Association for Responsible Inner
Eastside Neighborhood Development
Client: AFriend
Location: Portland, OR USA

The AFriend logo was a pro-bono effort to be used to identify a group of businesses, successful neighborhood activists and residents in their fight against 'big box' store developments. The logo appears in The Big Book of Logos 5 and 100's Visual Logos and Letterheads.

Vista House
Client: Friends of Vista House, Oregon State Parks Trust
Location: Columbia River Gorge, OR USA

The logo identifies the Vista House, which was built in 1916-1918 as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The identity appears in the books Graphis Logo 6, Logos from North to South America (Spain) and 100's Visual Logos and Letterheads.

North Portland Business Association
Client: North Portland Business Association
Location: Portland, OR USA

This identity re-design took the industrial history of the area, prominent landmarks and the local blue heron into consideration as elements. The logo appears in the book Logos From North to South America (Index Book, Spain, 2005), Logos Café (Page One, Singapore 20050, Logos from North to South America (Paper-mini, Index Book, Spain, 2005), The Big Book of Logos 5 (Harper Design, USA, 2007), The Big Book of Logos 5 (Paperback, Harper Design, USA, 2012) and I Heart Logos, Season Three (iheartlogos.com, USA, 2012).

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