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Galleryyuhself - Researched by Lee Johnson from the archive of Angelo Bissessarsingh.

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This is an ad from the POS Gazette in 1870. Look at the bottom section of the ad and you’ll see a section advertising its restaurant.

It was clearly a small evolution of the Trinidad Ice Company, accustomed to selling meats, wines and other foodstuffs to evolve into a restaurant.

It’s likely that it was one of the first restaurants in the (British) Caribbean. The French were the ones who initiated the idea of the restaurant. After the defeat of Napoleon, several of the gourmet chefs who had worked for the French nobility, found it lucrative to offer their services to the broader public (One Mathurin Roze de Chantoiseau is credited as being the “author’ of the modern restaurant).

Trinidad at the time was essentially French; and the royalist, French gentry who made up the planter class (and whose purchases seemed like a shopping list from a gourmet deli, catering to lifestyles eager to ape Parisian fashion) would have been customers to this new establishment. The restaurant offered substantially different fare from the inns and taverns that were the only other places of public food consumption.

The restaurant was initially a kind of dish, made up of a variety of herbs, usually brandy and a selection of meats, slowly reduced to a bouillon consistency. This concoction was seen as a health restorative. Indeed, the word restaurant is derived from the word restaurer, the French for restore.

Just as the Parisian society would go to cafes to enjoy coffee, so too would they go to specialist places to enjoy the meal, restaurant. These specialist places effortlessly morphed into the modern restaurant where one went to enjoy the delights of specialist cuisine.

Trinidad in 1870 (or the white French creole society) was but a heartbeat behind fashionable Parisian society.

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Galleryyuhself -  Happy YOU Year! Great tag lines.

Newspaper Spread - Trinidad and Tobago Guardian (26.01.23)

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Galleryyuhself - Vintage Tobago.

Have you ever seen some of our vintage 19th century newspapers? This copy of The Tobago News is dated December 3rd, 1892!

These vintage Tobago newspapers were called, “The News” and were published every Saturday morning on Main Street, Scarborough by William C. Murrell. The price of a subscription was 9 shillings a year, once paid in advance. To subscribers in other colonies, the price was 12 shillings.

This newspaper was important to merchants who wished to advertise their goods, and also helped provide information about local events and news from around the world to citizens of Tobago. It operated as a gazette, or, an official journal of abstract current events. Newspapers like these are important to researchers as they help provide insight into key events, and help trace the chronology of the history of Trinidad and Tobago throughout major historical events.

How far back do you think our Newspaper Collection here at the National Archives goes?

Visit us at our Public Search Room at #105 St. Vincent Street, POS to view our Newspaper Collection, and more! To schedule an appointment, please contact us at 623-2874 ext. 3035 or 3036 or forward an enquiry in an email to enquiries@archives.gov.tt for more information.

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~Galleryyuhself~ Once upon a time in Trinidad and Tobago advertising.

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~Galleryyuhself~ A walk down memory lane to a very different Trinidad and Tobago.

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Highlighting student work: Salisha Gunness

~Galleryyuhself ~ Salisha Gunness, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago is a year two BAs in Visual Arts Design student.

She tells Galleryyuhself about her project

After looking through our daily newspapers,  I decided that I wanted to redesign Solo’s current Coconut Flavoured Water advertisement which is located in the front page of our local newspaper for a school project. While doing research on art movements I became interested in pop art and I decided to use pop art characteristics to redesign this advertisement.

Pop art is a movement (1955 - 1970) and it is a style that is based on simple, bold images of everyday items to create designs. The pop art movement aimed to solidify the idea that art can draw from any source and there is no hierarchy of culture to disrupt this. It is easily recognizable due to its vibrancy and unique characteristics that are present in many of the most iconic works of the movement. Some of the characteristics of pop art are recognizable imagery, bright primary colours, innovative techniques, mixed media and collage. I became inspired by famous pop artists where I did a sketch and I used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to design the advertisement for my project.

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~Galleryyuhself~ A vintage Trinidad and Tobago newspaper advertising from 1933.The address Marine Square is now Independence Square.  The gentleman in his suit is Caucasian, an expected image in the era of colonialism. The style is also typical of the Art deco period, understated and elegant.

Image courtesy Angelo Bissessarsingh's Virtual Museum of Trinidad and Tobago

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Graphic Design:Ten to One

GalleryYuhself ARTICLE

In my nearly twenty years of teaching...gosh it is hard to believe that it has been so long, time has flown by. To celebrate the time, I have made a list of ten strategies for good design teaching in my humble opinion.

1. YOU CANNOT TEACH TASTE One of the things that I love most about Graphic Design, is the fact that I can become immersed in it whenever I am looking at it online or offline. There is so much to see. Some things are Typography heavy, some things feature beautiful photography. Some ideas are just clever. Some things are attractive because of color or scale, texture or a combination of things. The bottom line is that Graphic Design styles never end. Things come and go, in the same vein as Fashion Design. You may find yourself caught up with a look or a technique. What matters is to enjoy everything, collect images if you will. It never gets boring to look, and to enjoy styles. Become aware of what interests you and soon you shall begin to see that you have your own particular sense of what good design means to you.

2. LOOK,LOOK,LOOK and LOOK some more When you find really moving design techniques, one always wants to know how it was done. When I was in College I always remember the acetate box done by a fellow student for a man’s shirt. I could find no glue or telltale finger prints. That blew my mind. How did he do that! I love that about Graphic Design. What materials did that person use for that package? Was that die-cut? Was that foil embossed? Find out and enjoy it all.

3. READ Nothing beats finding out how Designers think and feel about design. Design is such a broad field, and having an interest in Industrial,Web, Product, Fashion, Interior, Landscape, Food, Set... all of these facets open one’s mind to possibilities.

  4. LEARN ABOUT OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES A Designer is constantly being asked to solve problem. You have no idea whether you may be approached by a car company or a hospital. It is important to have a sensitivity to all professions. Designers have to be mindful of their spaces. In Trinidad and Tobago that means knowing at least a little bit about our industries. Consider how they function. Some companies have vans and need wrapped imagery. Some companies like billboard advertising. Everyone is online today. A Designer needs to be aware of needs before the business world knows it needs it.

5. GO OUT In getting to know about Trinidad and Tobago, it is of great value to be a person who interacts with the public comfortably. This does not mean that you have to overdo. Going to a club, a restaurant, a movie, all help determine taste and needs. Be observant of all of this. You might even enjoy it.

6. MAKE MISTAKES The Artist Salvador Dali was quoted as saying “Do not worry about being perfect, it does not exist.”  Are we so risk averse that the average student is afraid at every moment of the design process? Is this what you want? Is this ok? Is this what you said? Mistake - making helps you to see what not to do and what you can do. It helps with the way you manage your time and how good or not so good you may be with a certain material or execution of an idea. Without mistakes growth cannot happen.

  7. MAKE FRIENDS of all stripe We know that we should treat everyone with respect and regard. However, we all choose our friends. Yet, one may not consider creating friendships with people very different from yourself. The need to do this comes from being more sensitive to professions that may seem one way, but you have no sense of the effort it takes to do them. Make aquaintances with people. See people, listen to people. Get to know their challenges. I hear it all the time. Everyone feels so challenged and put upon, and feel that they are not being heard or respected. How can you be a good Designer and not know people?

8. LOOK AT MATERIALS So many students make the excuse that they would be able to do an assignment better IF they had more money. The best tools for design are:- Your thoughts, a blank sheet of paper, and the humble pencil. Then, a ruler, an x-acto knife, straw board, tape, glue, masking tape and found materials. Paint, paint-brushes, markers, toothpicks, tacks and paper clips. That’s it. How expensive did that seem? Yes, you want that drawing tablet, but ultimately the cheapest ideas come from your journal every time.

9. TALK TO PRINTERS Your ideas are only as good as the ability to get them printed when you work in the world of Advertising and Designing for magazines, newspapers, packaging and signage. Know the technical aspect of these.

10. TAKE A BREAK Graphic Design is a fast paced world. Ever so often you need to step away and take some time for yourself and for your family. Recharge often and use what you learn to enhance your own life.