After the success of the Junior Claus and Dinner and Show projects, once again GemGfx was called upon to put together a branding project for The Directors Team over there in Minneapolis. This time we were privileged to be a part of the team with the responsibility of coming up with a Logo, Brand and Website for an 80s music formatted concert show called “Spirit of the Radio”. The concert stars one of Minneapolis’ own sons, a talented gentleman by the name of Pat Balder. We were able to work with Sam and his team over the hectic Christmas season, and we were able to come up with what some are saying is an outstanding show poster and design. I’ll let you be the judge. Read the rest of this entry »

Well December was more hectic than we anticipated. So we only recently had a chance to review our iPod giveaway competition. We honestly did not get the response we had hoped for and we were almost tempted to cancel the competition altogether. The promotion was intended to jump start our community and turn it into a vibrant one. We haven’t seen the volume of signups that we wanted. Read the rest of this entry »

When GemGfx opened it’s doors on a permanent basis in April of 2009, we never imagined the wild ride that we would be in for. We went from a fledgling company, to one that experienced amazing growth in a very short space of time. We did make some mistakes, we’re a young company so we expected that. We also experienced tremendous successes. All in all we are humbled and grateful for the year that has gone by. Read the rest of this entry »

Several months ago we at GemGfx were approached by a gentleman by the name of Mr. Sam Graber. We were approached then to design and develop the branding solution for a rehearsal studio that their company, The Directors, was starting. The name of the studio would be “The Directors Studios”. GemGfx went to work and through collaboration with Sam and his team, came up with the now familiar brand for The Directors Studios.

The branded awning outside The Directors Studios

Shortly after, because it was thought that we did such a good job on The Directors Studios project, GemGfx was again approached by Sam to work on a project with a difference. We were introduced to an individual with wich we would later become intimately acquainted. Read the rest of this entry »