Gallery: Classic Book Covers Get Charming Redesigns for the E-Book Age
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Recovering the Classics is a project from the Creative Action Network where artists contributed redesigned covers for public domain books.
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More than 750 designers contributed to the campaign in 2013.
Recovering the Classics0320892 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Karl Orozco
Now 50 of the best covers will be traveling around the country in the 50x50 exhibition.
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The goal is to use visual design to generate excitement around classic literature.
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Recovering the Classics0920473 Inferno by Roberto Lanznaster
Recovering the Classics1020609 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte by Nim Ben-Reuven
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Recovering the Classics1220875 The Arabian Nights by Crystal Galloway
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