Many covers of George Orwell’s famous novel Nineteen Eighty-Four aren’t that imaginative: 1984 in big letters and/or a gigantic eye, as in the cover to my copy of the book, right.

Over on the Retinart blog, Alexander Charchar set out to create something that would reflect the themes of the story better. You can read how he thought through a new design, and see the finished cover, in Reimagining Nineteen Eighty-Four. I’m impressed.

(HT to Dave Bish for the link to Retinart)