A high-profile, local art gallery is a fan of MFX Partners’ latest socially-focused, store-front graphic design project, dedicated to small business, not-for-profits and start-ups.

Design Changes, launched late last year, has been successful by delivering high quality design services, at published rates. Most of the work is produced on a project-by-project basis. Where it is more appropriate, long-term contracts/commitments can be arranged.

Scott Lee, Manager of Design Changes, worked with The Cambridge Art Gallery to develop a service agreement that meets their unique graphic needs. Several projects have already been delivered.

While municipalities talk and the business community watches, Design Changes is doing something to support the financially challenged cultural community in the Waterloo Region.

Local small business, not-for-profits and start-ups have been quick to appreciate the determination of Design Changes to provide exceptional graphic services for their market at published, reasonable rates.

Recently, one of our socially-focused clients asked if we would donate our talents to help promote their fund raising gala. We did and the event, held last month, raised more money than any other gathering in the client’s 10-year history.

Design Changes, a project of MFX Partners, is also committed to contributing a minimum of $10,000 per year to worthy, socially-focused causes in the area. Further details are on the web site at designchanges.ca (click on ‘changers club’ to learn more).

Coffee is always great at Downtown Kitchener’s A Matter of Taste. And the people you might meet make the visit particularly interesting. Yvan and I met there last tonight to unwind and ended up talking to a guy who just won second prize in the prestigious, US based National Print Photographers Association (NPPA) 2010 photo contest. Fellow’s name is Ian Willms.

You can check out his work at www.ianwillms.com

I was particularly taken by the blog post on his site about a local ’street’ fellow, Martin Tarback (photo above of Martin taken by Ian), and the efforts by Ian and one of his friends to create a unique ‘memorial’ to Martin (who died in 2009).