The competitive publishing scene has resulted in more emphasis being given to cover designs
… Itu Chaudhuri, India Ink puts its trust on this designer who designed the jacket for The God of Small Things.
… Itu Chaudhuri, who runs Itu Chaudhuri Design, and is a respected name among jacket designers, recalls the fun he had doing Ruchir Joshi’s The Last Jet Engine Laugh. At the same time, he doesn’t forget to mention the other exciting jackets he has done. Working mainly for IndiaInk, he is the man behind – to name some – I, Allan Sealy’s The Everest Hotel, Trotternama, Manju
Kapur’s recent book, A Married Woman, and, of course, IndiaInk claim to fame, The God of Small Things, the rights to which have shifted to Penguin.
The cover photo – of lotus flowers was shot by Saith. Later Chaudhuri worked on the cover, playing around with typography and placing of the title. What finally emerged is the cover which is the same all over the world, despite the reprints.
