Evolution ie. development: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage);

We at GemGfx are never satisfied with ourselves. We are continually working to improve the quality of our work and our image as a design firm in the large market of design firms out there. We are continually looking at ourselves to find ways in which we can develop our skills and expertise to better meet the design needs of our customers and potential customers. The reality is that as technology develops, possibilities in design develop as well and alongside this, needs in design. If we as a design firm do not develop as well, we will find ourselves becoming obsolete and left behind.

With the development of our our organization and our design team, and the work we do for our customers, we believe our image must also evolve to reflect this change. As a result, we have been continually working on our brand development to fine tune what we see as one of the best brands to come along in a number of years. (shameless bias). We aim to develop a brand that can be recognized anywhere, that is distinct from any that exists, has gone before it, or will come after it. It is to be a brand that is synonymous with style, elegance and visionary out of the box thinking.

Our a brand is definitely a work in progress, just like the organization that is GemGfx itself. Of course we are aware of the danger of so drastically changing our look and feel, and so regularly interfering with our brand, that folks will begin having trouble recognizing us. To avoid this from happening, we have taken great care to fine tune our brand while at the same time maintaining it’s core themes such as colors and icons.

In our latest installment, we have maintained our colors as well as our knight chess pieces. We have also maintained the basic layout of our icon and type placements. We have however opted for a new background complimentary color as well as a lower case font as apposed to the all caps that we had previously. We have also chosen a metallic render of our colors which registers well against the new dark background. The metallic rendering we believe will adequately communicate our high end design skill as well as our visionary approach to design. We always try to think not just out of the box, but ahead of it.

So do feel free to let us know what you think of our latest installment of our brand modification, your input will also help us to fine tune. Thanks again for your continued support as we look to the future of GemGfx.

Till next time
GemGfx Admin

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We were asked to submit a proposal to develop a design for the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force 2010 calender. We were approached by Capt. Al Alexander of the TTDF who saw some of the work we did for another company. We submitted our proposal and won the bid. We along with Capt. Alexander worked to produce the following result. The design needed to be professional, patriotic and classic. It was to be viewed by TTDF heads, as well as other high ranking officials both local and abroad. No pressure!

After much work, the following work was the result.

The finished product looked stunning and it was reported to us that it was well received by all. We were told that we will be called upon in the future to produce more award winning results. Feel free to leave your comments and tell us what you think.

GemGfx Admin

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We were approached by the BDC with the request to come up with a way to visually communicate their corporate statements. They had several statements that they wanted to be displayed in a tasteful way, that would resemble their brand, and would communicate to employees as well as consumers the ideals and philosophy that drives the BDC.

We together with consultation with the client were able to deliver another project that fulfilled the project requirements, but maintained our creative slant. We designed a four panel layout each panel displaying one of the statements. We designed it in such a way that all four panels could also sit side by side to create a flowing design. The panels could stand alone and communicate each individual message, and together they give a complete picture as each flow into each other. We selected images that the client was happy with and that communicated the main idea of the message within the particular panel.

We always approach each project with the same zeal and endeavor as much as the project would allow, to maintain our commitment to creativity. We are proud to add this latest effort to our award winning portfolio.

Design Festival Coming Soon.

Till Next Time

GemGfx Admin.

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Mrs Dixie Ann Archer-McBain our Managing Director, will now have the responsibility of handling all communication with our clients and managing their accounts. This will give our creative team more time to concentrate on what we do best which is create.

This move we believe will ensure the maintenance of the quality of work that we are trying to make GemGfx known for, and will allow for a more personalized service when it comes to each of our valued customers. Mrs Archer-McBain is the wife of our ceo Everard McBain Jr. She is also a qualified accountant and the owner of ArcherACS a firm of accountants and accounting tutors.

We would like to thank all our loyal customers for their support as we endeavor to manage our growth and to assist you in managing your own.

GemGfx Admin.

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We can however tell you that we’ve made some major changes in the way the community looks and feels. we’ve put together some features that we think will help folks use the community with ease, and will help them meet and interact with others in their particular field. Here are some of the features we’ve put into the new community.

1. New user profile and your own personal profile link that you can use to share your profile with friends.
2. New placement of user profile image and basic information.
3. New status updates right from your homepage.
4. See all your friends status updates right from your homepage.
5. Easy to find site announcements. Keep updated with what we’re up to.
6. Easily accessible friends list
7. New chat bar including friend list mangement.
8. Cool translucent chat bar.

We have some images here of how the new community looks.

But hey, what’s even better you can visit the community, sign up, and see our new look first hand.

Ok these are just a few of the things we’ve done. We have more in the works as we continue to work to build the GemGfx community into something to benefit us designers in doing what it is we do. We want to thank all of you for the support you’ve given us over the past year, and we continue to look forward to more of your support.

Thanks for being a part of something good.

Till next time
GemGfx Admin.

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Visit the community

Gerrel was happy to receive his iPod touch and i’m sure he will have a lot of fun with it. Continue to support the GemGfx community and you could be a winner just like Gerrel.

Till next time
GemGfx Admin.

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Gerrel Saunders iPod Touch winner

First we would like to thank each and every one who hit the site to vote as well as to keep updated as to how the voting contest was going. We saw people getting the word out to their friends and loved ones to stop by and vote for them. We also saw a few new members signing up for accounts in our community. Thanks again to everyone including our finalist.

We had 365votes received in this competition, (One for every day of the year apparently) and the breakdown of those votes were as follows.:

iPod Touch Vote breakdown.

As you can see our winner by a clear margin is Gerrel Saunders. A talented graphic artist from Trinidad and Tobago who seems to have many people rooting for him. Congrats to Gerrel. You can connect with Gerrel on Twitter at twitter.com/gaksdesigns

GemGfx is doing it’s best to encourage creativity and participation in the creative process. We are trying to build a community where people can become inspired as well as inspire others to create. We could always use your help, advise and support. We will be having another competition soon, and we want to thank you for your participation. Continue to spread the word about GemGfx and let us know what we can do to help build the Creative Community.

GemGfx Admin

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In the case of GemGfx, we are now a 4/10 page rank and we’re comfortable with that. Bur we have had a pretty good positioning in all search engines even before we got this update. If you look for the term “Graphic Design Outsourcing Trinidad and Tobago”, we’re number one in the results in Google, Yahoo and even Ask.com. For the term “Graphic Design Outsourcing”, we’re in the first five results on Google. Again, we had this before we got the page rank update, so yes page rank is nice, but it’s not the most important thing for SEO and one should always remember that.

If you want to check your sites page rank you can use this cool tool:

Or if you’re using Firefox or Explorer, you can download Google’s toolbar here and enable the page rank feature. Google appears to update their page rank about four times a year, so look for another update in the next couple of months.

All the best for 2010
GemGfx.com

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The show is carded to come off on the Feburary 5th 2010, and promises to be a huge event. We once again extend our thanks to Sam and the team at the Directors, for the opportunity to create. If your interested in attending the show by the way, you can get more info and tickets by calling (320)-968-9995.

More projects on the way for GemGfx.

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Nevertheless, because we are such cool people here at GemGfx and we made a promise to give away an iPod, we brain stormed a bit and came up with a solution that will make the whole stuff a bit more interesting. We’ve chosen to exercise our reserved right to modify the contest at any time by doing the following. Here’s what we did. We looked at the members of the site who were actually active, who posted artwork and who gave shouts on the wire. Who linked their Twitter accounts to the community and what not, and we came up with a few people who we thought deserved a shot at the iPod. Call them “Finalists” if you will. These folks had some really great artwork, and contributed to the community in some substantial form.

We however could not come to a decision as to who was the most deserved of the iPod, so we decided to take the vote to the people. You will decide who receives the iPod. Here are our finalists.

Olivia Jones: Hi, I'm Olivia, a 19 year old, Graphic Arts major. I'm a really goofy type, and I get along with everyone.

Gerrel Saunders: Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator // gamer, into fine arts,student, Laid back dude, Cool Guy ..Contact me for anything

Martin Slack: GemGfx sure know how to make websites. Keep it up

Tim Brill. Brill Branding. Ex-Skater boy who wishes to reignite the punk rocker that now thrashes at me from the inside.\

One of these four finalists, will be the one to take home the iPod. Which one will it be. You decide. Vote for them with the form below.

The finalist and their friends can drop by and vote for the candidate who they think is most deserving. It’s simple. The person with the most votes, wins. We’re ending off the competition on February 15th 2010 this time. So good luck to our four finalists.

Oh and yes, we want a lot of votes. Not 5 or 6, but 500 or 600. We want to give away the iPod, but our community must benefit. Cool? Cool. When this giveaway is done, we have another one in the pipeline.

Happy hunting.

GemGfx.com

Competition Update: We have a winner! Click here for details:

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