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Steven Heller is the cofounder and the cochair of the MFA Designer as Author program at the School of Visual Arts. He writes the Visuals column for the New York Times Book Review and the Graphic Content blog for T-Style; is editor of AIGA Voice; and is a contributor to Design Observer. He is the author, coauthor, and/or editor of more than 120 books on design and popular culture, including the forthcoming New Ornamental Type (Thames and Hudson). More information can be found at his homepage.
 
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New Covers for Old Books

by Steven Heller
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Sometimes surfing the net results in pleasant surprises. Today's is a collection of book covers by Mikey Burton that are among the most eye-catching I've seen in a long time. Given that books like Animal Farm and To Kill a Mockingbird have already been designed by some of the greats, these are fresh and inspiring. 

About his project, Burton told me: "The whole reasoning behind my project was simply to get young adults interested in reading. By pairing this edgy illustrative style (strongly influenced by rock/movie poster art) with books questioning authority, it's supposed to make reading (for lack of a better word) cool. Also, by making a cohesive set, young adults will keep reading these classic titles, and hopefully feel like they are part of a bigger group. Harry Potter readers shouldn't be the only ones having fun."
 
 
 
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correction WOULD want to buy these.
By rob45degrees  October 27, 2009 
These are brilliant! Somehow I missed them until now even though we know Mikey very well and work with him often. Maybe that is the reason and I should dig deeper into his portfolio. Thanks!
By CrankyPressman  October 28, 2009 
wow these are fantastic. i stumbled across mikey's work a few weeks ago and i don't think i saw these–i've read most of these and want to buy them just for the covers! great work.
By rob45degrees  October 27, 2009 
Thank you so much for the post! Best, Mikey
By mikeyburton  October 27, 2009 
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