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. November 10th, 2009 / 7:30 pm Beniamino—

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

  2. November 10th, 2009 / 3:30 pm Beniamino—

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

  3. November 10th, 2009 / 8:49 pm Roxane—

      This is really interesting.

  4. November 10th, 2009 / 4:49 pm Roxane—

      This is really interesting.

  5. November 10th, 2009 / 8:58 pm Nick—

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

  6. November 10th, 2009 / 4:58 pm Nick—

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

  7. November 10th, 2009 / 9:00 pm Roxane—

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

  8. November 10th, 2009 / 5:00 pm Roxane—

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

  9. November 10th, 2009 / 9:01 pm 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. November 10th, 2009 / 5:01 pm 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. November 10th, 2009 / 9:02 pm Ryan Call—

      yeah, i wondered also why it wasnt in the slidesshow

  12. November 10th, 2009 / 5:02 pm Ryan Call—

      yeah, i wondered also why it wasnt in the slidesshow

  13. November 10th, 2009 / 9:04 pm Lincoln—

      Nabokov > Joyce for sure

  14. November 10th, 2009 / 5:04 pm Lincoln—

      Nabokov > Joyce for sure

  15. November 10th, 2009 / 9:10 pm Nathan Tyree—

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

  16. November 10th, 2009 / 5:10 pm Nathan Tyree—

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

  17. November 10th, 2009 / 9:30 pm Nick—

      Fucking sweet…

  18. November 10th, 2009 / 9:30 pm Nick—

      I share this opinion.

  19. November 10th, 2009 / 5:30 pm Nick—

      Fucking sweet…

  20. November 10th, 2009 / 5:30 pm Nick—

      I share this opinion.

  21. November 10th, 2009 / 11:50 pm Landon—

      those are gorgeous

  22. November 10th, 2009 / 7:50 pm Landon—

      those are gorgeous

  23. November 11th, 2009 / 6:11 am John Dermot Woods—

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

  24. November 11th, 2009 / 2:11 am John Dermot Woods—

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

  25. November 11th, 2009 / 7:19 pm joe—

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

  26. November 11th, 2009 / 3:19 pm joe—

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