November 10th, 2009 / 2:16 pm
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Nabokov Book Covers

Pale.doyle.mOver at Design Observer, John Gall has shared this cool project of redesigned Nabokov book covers, which he created by taking photographs of specimen boxes. The boxes were assembled by a variety of designers, whom he names in the post. Have a click over.

(via @parisreview)

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26 Comments

  1. Beniamino

      Dave Eggers himself among the designers, no less. But why not Lolita?

  2. Beniamino

      Dave Eggers himself among the designers, no less. But why not Lolita?

  3. Roxane

      This is really interesting.

  4. Roxane

      This is really interesting.

  5. Nick

      Those are awesome. I love Nabokov. He doesn’t seem to get much love from the HTMLGIANT circles.

  6. Nick

      Those are awesome. I love Nabokov. He doesn’t seem to get much love from the HTMLGIANT circles.

  7. Roxane

      I love Nabokov too. He is to me what James Joyce seems to be for many people within the HTML Giant circumference.

  8. Roxane

      I love Nabokov too. He is to me what James Joyce seems to be for many people within the HTML Giant circumference.

  9. Ryan Call

      nick and roxane, ill be posting a word spaces of n’s mansion in st. petersburg in a couple weeks to coincide with original of laura release. so yeah. love him.

  10. Ryan Call

      nick and roxane, ill be posting a word spaces of n’s mansion in st. petersburg in a couple weeks to coincide with original of laura release. so yeah. love him.

  11. Ryan Call

      yeah, i wondered also why it wasnt in the slidesshow

  12. Ryan Call

      yeah, i wondered also why it wasnt in the slidesshow

  13. Lincoln

      Nabokov > Joyce for sure

  14. Lincoln

      Nabokov > Joyce for sure

  15. Nathan Tyree

      Where the fuck is Lolita? WHERE THE FUCK IS LOLITA!?! Seriously. My Sin, my soul

  16. Nathan Tyree

      Where the fuck is Lolita? WHERE THE FUCK IS LOLITA!?! Seriously. My Sin, my soul

  17. Nick

      Fucking sweet…

  18. Nick

      I share this opinion.

  19. Nick

      Fucking sweet…

  20. Nick

      I share this opinion.

  21. Landon

      those are gorgeous

  22. Landon

      those are gorgeous

  23. John Dermot Woods

      Ryan, thanks for putting these up. They serve these books well. Gives me some ideas…

  24. John Dermot Woods

      Ryan, thanks for putting these up. They serve these books well. Gives me some ideas…

  25. joe

      the last line in “transparent things” always stuck with me: “Easy, you know, does it, son.”

  26. joe

      the last line in “transparent things” always stuck with me: “Easy, you know, does it, son.”