Familiars is an extraordinary series of classic texts reinterpreted by modern artists, from English publisher Four Corners Books. “Each book is different in style and format, according to the needs of the artwork and the text.” Very cool.
book covers
Moby Mobile
Animated book covers is simply too good an idea not to happen. (Artwork by Javier Jensen.)
Happy reading
This new ad campaign for Penguin Classics is lovely. (More here.)
Gatsby Unchained
A paperback tie-in version for the 1949 movie featuring Alan Ladd. Not exactly how I pictured Gatsby, but there’s no accounting for taste.
Book lust (a continuing series)
Concept design by Elizabeth Perez for Fahrenheit 451. “The book’s spine is screen-printed with a matchbook striking paper surface, so the book itself can be burned.” Very cool.
1984 recovered
New cover treatment for Orwell’s 1984 by David Pearson. See all five of Pearson’s designs for Penguin’s George Orwell series here. (A bit more information is here.) The last image, with the title entirely cut out, was Pearson’s initial concept, rejected by Penguin for cost reasons.
UK pub day
Today is the UK publishing day for Defending Jacob. Safe journey, little book!
Moby reimagined
Book cover concept by Matt Roeser (via nevver). Great.