Poster Showcase

Not to be confused with the 1963 Bond film, todays poster is not a sequel or re-imagining of TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE, it’s from the new John Travolta action flick, FROM PARIS WITH LOVE.  Designed by the team over at Ignition Print, the teaser poster is the one I’m the most taken with.  The studio has since released a few (Sub-par) alternate designs, but they’re your typical looking one sheets.

This version keeps it simple and combines two elements to create a striking image.  Surely intentional, it reminds me of some of the classic Bond posters from the 60s and 70s.  The film centers on a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.  Not the most original concept in the book, but at least they have a killer looking teaser poster. The film does look to have a few silver linings: First, it’s based on a story by Luc Besson.  Second, it’s directed by Pierre Morel (Taken) - so there may be hope for it yet.  FROM PARIS WITH LOVE is due in theaters February 5, 2010.

Happy Holidays from GI Creative

Just in time for the Holidays, I went ahead and got myself an early present.  Spent the last couple of weeks not only redesigning my logo (Featured above in my 2009 Holiday Card) and ID, but also building this fancy new site.  Hope you have a chance to stay a while and have a look around.  Also, wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays.  Hope you all have a magical December, a Holiday filled with friends, family and cheer and of course a happy New Year.

Poster Showcase

Todays Movie Poster showcase is brought to you by Andrew Lindstrom and his design site, Well Medicated.  He’s pulled together 100 Illustrated Horror Film Posters, some of which are amazing illustrated posters and others that I just good fun.  There are just too many amazing posters to spotlight, but some of my favorites are JAWS, FRIGHT NIGHT, THE THING, HOUSE and ROAD GAMES.  He’s split the showcase into two-parts, with the 2nd post coming on October 31st. Enjoy. UPDATE: 2nd Part has been posted.

MG Pictures

Client: MG Pictures
Project: Company Logo
Role(s): Designer
Details: Logo redesign for D.P. Mark Gambol and his company.