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Gujarati Edition
Oxford Dictionary Cover Design
ROLE : FREELANCE VISUAL DESIGNER
TIMELINE : 15 DAYS (2025)
Project Overview
This is a freelance project with Oxford University Press India, part of their bilingual dictionary series featuring cover designs inspired by traditional crafts from the state of the respective regional language.
For the Gujarati edition, the cover draws from the age-old textile craft of Ajrakh. The aim was to create something rooted and authentic—capturing the rich culture of Gujarat through a traditional visual language.
Design Process
1. Understanding the brief & Craft Research
2. Visual Identity
3. Initial Design Explorations
3. Initial Design Explorations
4. Refining the design & crafting supporting elements
5. Layout Explorations
& Final Cover Design
Craft Research
We researched various Gujarati crafts to see which could inspire our design.
After exploring various options, Ajrakh, Patola, and Rabari embroidery felt the most fitting.
Ajrakh
Patola
Rabari
Embroidery
Initial Explorations
We began with rough layout sketches and basic design explorations, creating a simple framework that would guide and shape
the final cover design.
Gujarati Cover FR
Final Design
Back
Spine
Front
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