New for Old
Posted on | December 1, 2009 | 7 Comments
Have you feasted your eyes on this amazing-ness?! For his Thesis Project, designer Mikey Burton developed this integrated branding campaign of redesigned classic book covers targeted toward junior high school students. The new-covers-design-for-old-book concept is not new, however I am smitten with these. Definitely sme of the most original and eye-catching ones I’ve seen. I love his somewhat gritty illustration style being applied to classic titles like ‘Lord of the Flies’ and ‘The Great Gatsby.’ The result is downright awesome. In fact I think these will all soon be available for purchase as art prints (The Outsiders print is already in his shop) And don’t forget to check out the rest of his work for an extra dose of inspiration.
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December 1st, 2009 @ 11:36 am
love.
December 1st, 2009 @ 11:36 am
O yes please. Classic literature, new covers that look old.
Great Gatsby, is my favorite book of all time…
“Under the dripping bare lilac-trees a large open car was coming up the drive. It stopped. Daisy’s face, tipped sideways beneath a three-cornered lavender hat, looked out at me with a bright ecstatic smile.
“Is this absolutely where you live, my dearest one?”
The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain. I had to follow the sound of it for a moment, up and down, with my ear alone, before any words came through. A damp streak of hair lay like a dash of blue paint across her cheek, and her hand was wet with glistening drops as I took it to help her from the car.”
Tell me that doesn’t just do it for you??
December 1st, 2009 @ 11:49 am
Stunning covers – makes me want to buy these books even though I already have many of them!
December 2nd, 2009 @ 9:38 am
Sweet sassafras! I want the whole set.
December 2nd, 2009 @ 1:29 pm
i kind of want them all!
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
That’s seven pounds of awesome. I want some of these prints!
I just bought the Clothbound Penguin classics. I can’t help myself.
December 4th, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
these are fantastic! can’t wait till more are for sale in his shop.