The cover is there to serve the content, so the content has to be taken into consideration.
Book jacket designers rarely experience extreme notoriety. But this past holiday season that changed for Coralie Bickford-Smith. A longtime Penguin Group book cover designer, Bickford-Smith saw her star rise when her second series of Clothbound Classics for the publisher was released this past Fall. Along with mentions on prominent blogs like Design Sponge, Bickford-Smith's re-imagined covers – such as those for classic novels Emma and Little Women – began popping up in just about every magazine's holiday gift guide, including Real Simple and Readymade.
Perhaps it's the designer's nostalgic graphics combined with ultra-modern color pairings that appeal to so many. In the end, no e-reader can replicate the tactile beauty of these covers. We corresponded with Bickford-Smith about her life as a book artist.
How long have you been at Penguin, and how did you get there?
I've been at Penguin for almost 8 years. Before that I studied typography at Reading University and had several design jobs, including illustrating coffee table books. And there was the year spent designing stuff for supermarkets, including point of sale and loyalty magazines.. Since it was created by moncler jackets in 1985, the dress has made numerous comebacks. Needless to say, I find both the process and the end product a great deal more satisfying at Penguin.
Are you surprised by the attention the classics series has received?
Yes,. For spring, Max Azria gives us the signature herve leger bandage dress in bright hues and strapless editions. they seem to have captured people's imagination, which is lovely. What is so great is that it is a set of books that I got to design to my personal taste, using my favorite materials. As a designer I have many approaches depending on the audience of the title I am aiming to reach. The classics were an opportunity for me to create something that was more personal. Maybe it's that passion that has come through and that people are connecting with. And of course the authors don't hurt…
How do you conceptualize a book cover? Do you take the books' contents into consideration?
The cover is there to serve the content, so the content has to be taken into consideration. How and to what extent the content is represented on the cover varies of course – sometimes it will be quite literal, other times more oblique, or even just a suggestion of mood and tone.. We supply top quality diesel jeans,skirt and more.You find the latest jeans clothing,Denim and Fashion Clothing at bbcjeans.com . For factual books,. Whether you are going on your honeymoon, want to reignite your love with your husband or having a Sexy Lingerie makes your perfect companions. the title and the blurb can sometimes be enough to work with, whereas with fiction I like to read the whole book whenever possible.
Book jacket designers rarely experience extreme notoriety. But this past holiday season that changed for Coralie Bickford-Smith. A longtime Penguin Group book cover designer, Bickford-Smith saw her star rise when her second series of Clothbound Classics for the publisher was released this past Fall. Along with mentions on prominent blogs like Design Sponge, Bickford-Smith's re-imagined covers – such as those for classic novels Emma and Little Women – began popping up in just about every magazine's holiday gift guide, including Real Simple and Readymade.
Perhaps it's the designer's nostalgic graphics combined with ultra-modern color pairings that appeal to so many. In the end, no e-reader can replicate the tactile beauty of these covers. We corresponded with Bickford-Smith about her life as a book artist.
How long have you been at Penguin, and how did you get there?
I've been at Penguin for almost 8 years. Before that I studied typography at Reading University and had several design jobs, including illustrating coffee table books. And there was the year spent designing stuff for supermarkets, including point of sale and loyalty magazines.. Since it was created by moncler jackets in 1985, the dress has made numerous comebacks. Needless to say, I find both the process and the end product a great deal more satisfying at Penguin.
Are you surprised by the attention the classics series has received?
Yes,. For spring, Max Azria gives us the signature herve leger bandage dress in bright hues and strapless editions. they seem to have captured people's imagination, which is lovely. What is so great is that it is a set of books that I got to design to my personal taste, using my favorite materials. As a designer I have many approaches depending on the audience of the title I am aiming to reach. The classics were an opportunity for me to create something that was more personal. Maybe it's that passion that has come through and that people are connecting with. And of course the authors don't hurt…
How do you conceptualize a book cover? Do you take the books' contents into consideration?
The cover is there to serve the content, so the content has to be taken into consideration. How and to what extent the content is represented on the cover varies of course – sometimes it will be quite literal, other times more oblique, or even just a suggestion of mood and tone.. We supply top quality diesel jeans,skirt and more.You find the latest jeans clothing,Denim and Fashion Clothing at bbcjeans.com . For factual books,. Whether you are going on your honeymoon, want to reignite your love with your husband or having a Sexy Lingerie makes your perfect companions. the title and the blurb can sometimes be enough to work with, whereas with fiction I like to read the whole book whenever possible.
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