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Initially, alcott caught our attention because of his brilliant reworking of classic david bowie albums as pulp book covers. Based in seoul, colin marshall writes and broadcasts on cities, language, and culture. This post may contain affiliate links which wont change your price but will share some commission, you can find our privacy policy here. Classic songs reimagined as vintage book covers during our troubled times. Today, well make three of them, quickly and easily hey, my crafting friends. Graphic artist todd alcott has brilliantly reimagined classic rock and new wave songs as vintage pulpfiction paperback books. These 7 classic novels reimagined as vintage travel posters. George orwells dystopian classic blends political and science fiction into a chilling panorama of highlevel surveillance and manipulation. Young people dont read enough classics, and no wonder when the book covers are so terrible.
After working in singapore and china, he moved to the united states in 1946 and became a professor. Theres something great about holding that album cover in your hand. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Alcott told open culture these are the artists i love, i connect to their work on a deep level, and i try to make things that they would see and think yeah, this guy gets me.
What if they were trashy serials from the 1960s or a collection of noir thrillers with odd premises, wacky characters and deadpan plots. At least my faith has been restored in the barnes and noble leather bound classic collection. There are competitions and awards for book cover design. Sci fi concept art vintage retro futurism 55 new ideas silver space girl waits for incoming intergalatic hero. Pride and prejudice vintage classics austen series kindle edition by austen, jane, smith, alexander mccall.
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Vintage books with hilarious reimagined titles joyenergizer do you fart when youre working out. But this move into different artists has left us wanting more and more. Jan 26, 2016 12 classic covers reimagined january 26, 2016 classic novels have timeless appeal, but sometimes publishers want to update their book covers to appeal to contemporary audiences. These classic novels were reimagined as vintage travel posters to celebrate pbss the great american read. For their travel posters which would make fantastic book covers.
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See more ideas about classic books, cover and classic. About this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. The penguin essentials series commissions a wide range of very different artists to redesign covers for vintage and modern classics. His new series reimagines classic love songs as stephen king novel covers and its excellent. These classic novels were reimagined as vintage travel. Famous love song lyrics reimagined as stephen king book covers. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. All your favorite songs reimagined as vintage book covers. Vintage book covers vintage books funny vintage vintage humor vintage signs vintage ads childhood ruined childhood memories ladybird books mothra p. Classic rock and new wave songs brilliantly reimagined as. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Vintage humor vintage ads funny vintage retro ads retro funny retro humor vintage signs.
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Dec 08, 20 young people dont read enough classics, and no wonder when the book covers are so terrible. May 02, 2018 classic works of literary fiction have existed as pulps from the very beginning of pulpthe new paperback publishers of the 1940s and 50s printed them right along with classic crime and some genuinely lowbrow and sometimes quite lurid new novels, often commissioning the very same artists to design their covers. Neal adams reimagined classic dc covers original comic. They say you should never judge a book by its cover and that has never been more accurate with this collection of vintage book covers. Apr 16, 2019 iconic david bowie songs reimagined as book covers share todd alcott, an american screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director has accidentally managed to turn his hobby into a thrilling new side project. Hes now released twentyone in total, running the gamut from dazzler to transmetropolitan.
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Classic songs reimagined as vintage pulp book covers. Dracula 25 beautifully redesigned classic book covers i like how the flipped a turns into a v that could stand for vampire and also refer to fangs. Fantastic vintage graphic, minimalist, and op art paperback covers animated by henning m. Classic songs reimagined as vintage pulp book covers youre not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes the book or exploitation movie trailer, or hair metal album cover comes out. Beatles songs reimagined as vintage book covers and magazine. Butcher billy says the concept is to look at the dark side of love by the vision of pop culture, bringing aspects of its classic stories to play the true meaning of the songs this can be completely subverted or stressed strangeness, while paying tribute to the vintage design of the original covers. So dont feel bad if you find yourself trading in an older copy of a classic novel. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. Mar 05, 20 pages show light wear, possibly including some pages folded back, some creasing of pages or light soiling. Classic novels have timeless appeal, but sometimes publishers want to update their book covers to appeal to contemporary audiences.
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