Category: History (12 posts found)
Shubho / November 27th, 2012
A collection of vernacular signage from the small town of Illambazar, once known as a center of indigo cultivation.
Categories: Bengal,
Cities,
Environment,
History,
Lettering,
Typography | 2 Comments »
Shubho / October 4th, 2012
Any student of branding will notice with alarm the trend that emerges out of the recent rebranding of Microsoft and Ebay: it is this idea of going clean & Swiss with the typography. What is worrying is that this simplicity is being achieved at the cost of unique silhouettes.
Categories: Branding,
Design,
History,
Lettering,
Typography | No Comments »
Shubho / March 17th, 2012
Discovering another side of Narayan Debnath: the adventure comics.
Categories: Bengal,
Books,
History,
Illustration | 5 Comments »
Shubho / October 2nd, 2011
Rarh Studio shares the story behind the new cover art for Sandesh & with a brief history of the delightful covers for this iconic children's magazine.
Categories: Bengal,
Graphic Design,
History,
Illustration,
Rarh Design | 31 Comments »
Shubho / January 27th, 2011
A survey & analysis of Bengali lettering styles found in & around the beautiful town of Chandannagar.
Categories: Architecture,
Bengal,
Cities,
History,
Lettering | 2 Comments »
Shubho / January 21st, 2011
A few thoughts around the culture of local products & their packaging.
Categories: Branding,
Design,
Graphic Design,
History,
Packaging | 2 Comments »
Shubho / October 26th, 2010
Nandalal Bose designed the Nandan seal in the 1930s, for Nandan, Santiniketan. Satyajit Ray designed the Nandan logo about 50 odd years later, for Nandan, Kolkata.
Categories: Bengal,
Design,
History | 11 Comments »
Shubho / October 18th, 2010
A review of a catalog for an exhibition titled From an Imperial Product to a National Drink: the Culture of Tea Consumption in Modern India.
Categories: Advertising,
Bengal,
Books,
Graphic Design,
History,
Illustration,
Posters | 6 Comments »
Shubho / September 27th, 2010
Shubho / August 19th, 2010
