Do you ever think about what your favorite novel would look like if it was published in another country, or even another time? Amazing art blog 50 Watts recently held a contest in which it asked its readers to design the Polish editions of their favorite books, whether contemporary or vintage. Since 50 Watts is chock full of Polish eye candy to begin with, we were confident from the jump that their design-minded denizens would come up with some wonderful stuff. And come up they did! Click through to see the recently announced winners and some of our other favorites from the contest, or get ready to overdose on more imagined book covers over at the site.
1984 , George Orwell
The winner! Design by Ben Jones.
The Baron in the Trees , Italo Calvino
Second place. Design by Singeon (Nicolas Gallet).
House of Leaves , Mark Z. Danielewski
Designed by Bas Alberts.
Choke , Chuck Palahniuk
Design by Elena Giavaldi.
The Lord of the Rings , J.R.R Tolkien
Design by Bas Alberts.
To Kill a Mockingbird , Harper Lee
Design by Marc Storrs and Rob Morphy.
Pulp , Charles Bukowski
Design by Anna Kövecses.
The Monochrome Madonna , Kalpana Swaminathan
Design by Bhavi Mehta.
Lolita , Vladimir Nabokov
Design by Emmanuel Polanco.
Blood Meridian , Cormac McCarthy
Design by Carlos Pozo.
Inherent Vice , Thomas Pynchon
Design by Daniel Carter.
The Lord of the Flies , William Golding
Design by Louis Wood.
The Fountainhead , Ayn Rand
Design by Bas Alberts.
