As readers we're constantly reminded, sometimes jokingly and sometimes chidingly, that we should not choose or judge a book based on its cover. But the simple truth of the matter is that how things are presented to us visually impacts our perception of them, and the effectiveness of different approaches has changed over time. These twelve redesigned covers for classic literary works are all very striking, especially when you compare them with their original covers. Looking at the changes in these rethought covers, it makes me wonder: how might our perceptions of an taste in cover art for books change in the coming century?
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