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Looking at current book designs, its hard not to conclude that illustration is enjoying a fertile period. Design geeks and bookworms alike have fallen in love with bickfordsmiths beautiful and. Coralie bickfordsmith graduated from reading university after studying typography and graphic communication and works as a designer at penguin books uk. The bronte sisters boxed set 9780241248768 by charlotte bronte, emiliy bronte, anne bronte. Featuring custom patterns inspired by each work stamped on linen cases, colored endpapers, and ribbon markers, these giftworthy editions of more than sixty titles. I graduated from reading university after studying typography and graphic communication. A lyrical illustrated meditation on loneliness, otherness, and the joy of finding ones community. My collection of hardbacks designed by coralie bickfordsmith is not only a fun way to read. Featuring gorgeous patterns stamped on linen cases, colored endpapers, and ribbon markers, these are rich and sumptuous volumes that continue what will be one of the most coveted. Scott fitzgerald works, originally released in 2010. Published in 2015, it was chosen as that years waterstones book of the year, beating highly acclaimed contenders including harper lees go set a watchman, elena ferrantes my brilliant friend, paula hawkins the girl on the train, and a little life by hanya yanagihara. Her work on the penguin hardcover classics series has attracted worldwide attention and harks back to the world of victorian book. This also allows cover designers to experiment with bold color pairings, and can help to give a series of books a uniform style. Penguin clothbound classics designed by coralie bickford smith.
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Acclaimed cover designer and illustrator coralie bickford smith celebrates f. Coralie bickford smith skip to main search results. Apr 03, 2019 this series fed into bickfordsmiths love of victorian bookbinding, colour and pattern. Decorating my apartment with coralie bickfordsmiths. Three sumptuous new hardcover editions inspired by f. The penguin classics fox and the star 9781846148507 by bickford smith, coralie and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. I think i did a good job of livening the book cover up, it was a small step to what i. Coralie bickford smith and david pearson have designed covers that have both worked within penguins tradition and expanded it in. My book selves are full of design books and penguin. She studied typography at reading university and lives in london. She has been at the publisher for 17 years, working with penguins art director jim stoddart, and has created many distinctive titles for the brand, perhaps most. The fox and the star by coralie bickford smith and a great selection of related books.
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