Higley Design creates distinct and memorable brand graphics for a wide variety of businesses and organizations in Southern Oregon and across the west coast. Located in the Rogue Valley, in Medford, Oregon, the studio is dedicated to working closely with clients to provide thoughtful, sophisticated and unique marketing solutions.
Our focus is on integrated graphic branding. By integrating multiple channels of graphic design we can develop a unified, brand look for each of our clients. Through this process we are able to create and maintain a consistent design message, or personality, through the use of logo design, graphic devices, typography, color, photography and illustration. Our areas of expertise include brand strategy, graphic style guides, trademark design, digital and printed advertising, digital and printed company literature such as catalogs and brochures, packaging, signage, web design, social media promotion, tradeshow graphics and more.
JOHN HIGLEY BIO
Born into a family of architects in Pasadena, California, John Adrian Higley was exposed from an early age to the aesthetics of mid-century modernism, the American Arts and Crafts movement and Japanese art and design.
John received his BA Degree with honors in Graphic Design and Art from California State University, Northridge, where he served as President of the Student Advertising and Graphics Association. He started his brand design agency in 1993 after working for six years at top level boutique design firms throughout Los Angeles. With his wife and kids, he moved to Southern Oregon in 2004.
John has received top national and international awards for visual communications and graphic design excellence and has been featured in publications including Communication Arts Magazine, Print Magazine, Novum Magazine, 2+3D and on the Dieline.
CLIENT LIST
Consumer Products: The Modern Fan Company, Brammo, Sappo Hill Soap Company, Goodwin Creek Gardens, Monrovia Nursery, Olay Vitamins, Nature Made Vitamins, Sapling Bicycle Company
Retail: 250 Main Street
Education: Southern Oregon University, UCLA
Municipal and Government: City of Ashland, City of Mount Shasta, McCloud California, Jackson County Library Foundation
Food, Wine and Spirits: Harry & David, Willow-Witt Ranch, Ashland Food Coop, Rogue Valley Farm to School, Ocho Tequila, Velocity Cellars, DanCin Vineyards, Native Foods, The Great Unbaked
Health and Healing: Apria Healthcare, Leiner Health Products, YMCA, City of Hope, Oregon Retina Center
Non Profit: Ashland Gallery Association, Lithia Artisans Market of Ashland (LAMA), The Crest at Willow-Witt Ranch, Rogue World Music Festival, Ashland School District, Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, ScienceWorks Museum, Great Northern Services, California Science Center, Getty Museum, LA County Natural History Museum, Rogue Riverkeeper, Klamath Riverkeeper
Financial: First Data, American Savings Bank
Technology: EarthLink, Simple Technology
Retirement Living: Mountain Meadows, Skylark Assisted Living
Entertainment: Color by Deluxe, Columbia Pictures, e! Foundation, Los Angeles Dodgers
Manufacturing: Honeywell, Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Garrett
Public Relations: Dentsu, Burston-Marsteller, Manning, Selvage & Lee, Rogers & Cowan
Professional Services: Corson + Gonzales + Zaslow, DC Risk Solutions
Automotive: Honda, Nissan
Architecture, Construction and Design: Robert Saladoff Architect, Interiors at the Livery Stable, Anthology Woods, Stone Lab, Sage Hill Landscape
Hospitality: McCloud Merchantile, Country Willow Inn