Covering the Newbery (#1): The Story of Mankind

I’m going to go ahead and start – feel free to join in.

Every Monday, I’ll redesign the cover of a Newbery Medal-winning book – starting with the first winner, The Story of Mankind, and working up to today – and post the results. To keep from over-analyzing, here are my rules:

1. I’ll use FlickerCC to search for Creative Commons-licensed images using keywords related to the book being redesigned.
2. I’ll use Photoshop or websites Picnic and Splashup to create the finished product.

Some might be train wrecks, others might be…merely annoying fender-benders.

You can get in on this. Create your own redesign using the rules above, throw it up on your site, and post a link in the comments. Or email me your cover at scopenotes@gmail.com. I’ll add your submissions to this post.

On with the show!

1922: The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon

Original Cover:

Redesign:

Side by side:

(Source Image: ‘Origami Earth II’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/77581941@N00/4313107555)