Born in Dublin where he lives and works, Gerry has art directed advertising for some of Ireland’s most respected and successful Irish brands including Aer Lingus and Guinness. An adept misspeller he often gets ideas by accident. Vowel Play was a self-briefed project.
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A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster - Vowel Play with 9 x book cover designs. Thanks to a single typo, Vowel Play cover designs are ridiculously logical. Size and credit: Printed on 160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland) -
Description: A typo in the brief, (correct title: 2001 A Space Odyssey), has lead to a portrait of the author seen through a filter of hallucinogens. Size and credit: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster - 2001 A Spice Odyssey cover design. Printed 160gsm paper paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland) -
Description: Thanks to a typo in the brief to the design studio (correct title: Gone with the Wind), the cover collage shows a contemporary engraving, tweaked with a flourish of magic stars Size and credit: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster –Gone with The Wand cover design. Printed on160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland) -
Description: The designer’s cover illustration faithfully follows a typo in the brief. (Correct title: Gorky Park.) Size and credit: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster - Gorky Pork cover design. Printed 160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland) -
Description: Misguided by a typo in the brief, the book cover design is on a whole other wavelength from the original. (Correct title: The Unbearable Lightness of Being.) Size and credit: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster - The Unbearable Lightness of Being cover design. Printed 160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland) -
Description: Thanks to a typo in the brief to the design studio (correct title: Vile Bodies), the surrealist cover collage takes on a whole new meaning. Size and credit: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster –Vole Bodies cover design. Printed 160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland) -
Description: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster - Lady Chatterley’s Liver cover design. Thanks to a typo (correct title: lady Chatterley’s Lover) the cover shows a vintage illustration from a cook book. Size and credit: Printed on 160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland) -
Description: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster - Withering Heights cover design. Thanks to a typo (correct title: Wuthering Heights), the cover Photomontage fuses a Bronte country tree with skyscrapers. Size and credit: Printed on 160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey, Dublin. -
Description: A3 (420 x 297mm) Poster Moby Duck cover design. Thanks to a typo (Correct title: Moby Dick), the cover illustration is a ridiculously logical interpretation of the brief. Size and credit: Printed on 160gsm paper Concept and Design: Gerry McCloskey, Dublin.