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About Gary Irwin

Gary Irwin is the founder of GI Creative, a multimedia design firm specializing in Branding for Independent Films, Production Companies & Film/Video Professionals. He likes cats, Philly Sports, photography, movies and the color orange. In his spare time, he co-hosts the podcast Doomed to Be Awesome.

Project366 (January)

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Yup, that’s right…another year of a photo a day. And this year, because it’s a leap year it’s actually a project366. Here’s the first 31 days of 2012. I’ll have to admit, I feel like I’m just going through the motions so far, so most of these are kind of uninspired.  Sure I’ll find my groove in the coming months. If I had to pick, my personal favorite is 2/366, Pegs. What about you?  Any favorites?   Feedback always welcomed.

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My Favorite 11 Posters from 2011

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Sure it’s February, but that’s not going to stop me from posting my favorite posters of 2011.   While most of the big studios were putting out their “business as usual” style posters, a few of them took some pretty cool chances and the results are amazing.  Sure, a lot of these are from Indie studios, but even a few of the big boys decided to get in the game. Read More

THE TEXT, a Comedy Poster for Amazon Studios’ Talenthouse Contest

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Here’s a look at a quick poster I designed for THE TEXT.  A submission for the “Comedy Poster for Amazon Studios” Talenthouse contest. In the end, I didn’t win…but it was a ton of fun and I’m really happy with the way it came together.  Look for it in it’s permanent home under my portfolio section sometime soon.

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11 of my Favorite Illustrated Horror Film Posters

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I recently stumbled onto a FearNet post covering some of their favorite Illustrated Horror film posters, and while their list is solid, I feel like it left off a few of my all-time favorites. So, this list was born.  Plus, I’m bored with top ten lists, so this one goes to 11!

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Dogman Movie Poster

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Whipped up this fun little poster after reading this Buzzfeed blog post, which included a “Dogman” holding an ax, among a list of 60 stock images said to be completely unusable. I respectively disagreed and this poster concept was born.

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5 Fake Criterion Covers for Horror Films

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Inspired by Fake Criterions and pulled from Doomed to Be Awesome’s Top Ten Awesome Horror Films, here are Fake Criterion Collection Covers for POLTERGEIST, ALIEN, HELLRAISER, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and THE DESCENT (#6-10 on the list.) My goal is to design the entire top ten list over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for 1-5 over on my Tumblr.
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