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National Web Design Award for Portland, Maine Creative Agency

May 15, 2019
GCMD web design, branding and marketing announced today that it has been awarded an American Web Design Award for its design of the new Barr Center for Innovative Pain & Regenerative Therapies website. Over the past several years, GCMD has won a total of six national web design and graphic design awards. 

The Barr Center is a new medical practice in Virginia that need a brand identity and website in time for the practice opening. Over a 10-week span, a brand was developed that captured the personality of the practice and deeply impacted the website design. The Barr Center website is built on WordPress and uses strong design, user experience and videos to educate visitors about their pain management options and enables visitor to easily contact the practice to schedule an appointment from any device.

"I am very pleased with my choice of working with the GCMD Agency team. Our immediate successful website launch has been key to our smooth practice transition." - Lisa Barr, MD

The American Web Design Awards is a national flagship competition that recognizes the design industry's best and brightest in web design. This year’s competition received over 2,000 entries from web design firms, advertising agencies, freelance designers and students. A highly selective fifteen percent of those entered were recognized for their design excellence.

“We’re delighted that our agency is being recognized for exceptional web design for the fourth time,” said owner Alexandra Heseltine. “Our websites not only look beautiful, but also show up strong in searches and improve internal processes. With the Barr Center website, we were able to showcase our high-end design skills, while creating a great user experience for patients.”

GCMD was established in 2009 as a graphic design, web design and marketing consultancy company. The creative agency specializes in robust and interactive web design and development, branding strategies and integrated marketing for mid-sized and larger businesses and non-profits that strive to grow through traditional and digital marketing. GCMD ‘s clients include established businesses in the construction industry, B2B companies, medical practices and larger non-profit organizations. 

For more information about GCMD or to learn about their other successful projects, visit www.gcmd.agency. They can be reached at 207-464-0016 or via email at Design@GCMD.Agency.

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