Comments on: Freedom is Slavery: 1984 by Gray138, then me

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:37:39 +0000

gray318: That is very kind of you, and I completely concur on the editorial courage. But you do make such very very nice pictures.

By: gray318

gray318 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:33:57 +0000

I urge you all to look at the link above ‘Victory Gin all round’
It takes a clever copywriter and a brave editor to make these things happen.
I just made the pictures.

By: ≥ · Victory Gin all round

≥ · Victory Gin all round — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:11:53 +0000

[...] this excellent edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four has been featured on the finer book cover design [...]

By: Ricardo Cordoba

Ricardo Cordoba — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:24:10 +0000

Thanks for reminding me of the 1955 movie. I’ve only seen the one directed by Michael Radford (released in 1984, with John Hurt as Winston Smith).

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:18:55 +0000

And thanks to Alan from me too for pointing out that error of attribution.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:18:14 +0000

The first thing that jumped to mind, Ben, was the Keep Calm Carry On poster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On) and the “Anything You Say…” poster that David Byrne snapped a few months back: http://boingboing.net/2009/04/03/david-byrnes-snapsho.html

By: Jason Gabbert

Jason Gabbert — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:07:05 +0000

*Orwell’s

By: Jason Gabbert

Jason Gabbert — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:59:03 +0000

What I love about the red cover is the concept behind not showing Orewell’s name, or the book’s title. Image how difficult that would be to sell in. The imagery on the red cover is also very specific and descriptive of the content. Incinerator tubes defined the censorship found in 1984. It’s a great cover.