Coralie Bickford-Smith

I had seen these books before, but it was only recently that I found out who designed them: Coralie Bickford-Smith. She does some really wonderful book design work that I'd love to feature here. Probably the most familiar things she's designed are her clothbound series (some pictured above). There are many, many, many of these - I was impressed with just the volume of them that she has designed! You can find them on her website. Here are some more images.

I love how each book is unique and yet goes really well with the rest of the series. The colors are also right on. In such a big series, I think it would be hard to find enough varied colors, but she did a great job choosing colors. I love the patterns on the fronts of the covers, too - they're interesting but not too busy or overwhelming. I mostly just love how elegant these books are. They look like a treasure - like something special to own.

But that's not all the nice work that Coralie Bickford-Smith has done. I like her designs for some F. Scott Fitzgerald's books. The black, white, and gold designs are elegant and fancy. And I love the shiny metallic texture!

I read The Great Gatsby and it wasn't my favorite book, but I love this design for it! The scallop design is very cool.

I like that she put a quote from the book (the final sentence if I remember correctly) on the cover jacket as well.

The Great Food series Coralie designed is also really nice. I love the rainbow effect! The covers also look wonderfully Victorian and vintage. I like the intricate typography lettering (done by Stephen Raw).

So that's some of Coralie Bickford-Smith's work. What do you think of it? I really like her style and I'd love to know your thoughts on it, too!

HT: Design*Sponge.