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An (Extra)ordinary Commencement
Posted on Feb 15, 2020
A report on the first day of the 3-month Professional Course in Publishing by one of the students from the Class of 2020. An (Extra)ordinary Commencement Shubhayan Chakrabarti Hmm. Where to begin? So much is happening already that I’m completely flummoxed with everything we’re learning with each passing day. Anyway, they say that the beginning is always the best place to . . . well . . . for the lack of a better word . . . begin (although I personally I find the in medias res technique far...Continue Reading
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Design Assignment 5: A Book for Children
Posted on May 19, 2012
An integral part of book cover designing is reading the mind of the target readership intuitive...
Read MoreDesign Assignment 4: Bilingual Poetry Volume Covers
Posted on May 17, 2012
An assignment on book cover designing that the students of the Design class at The Seagull Scho...
Read MoreThe Pleasure of Books
Posted on May 16, 2012
'A borrowed book is like a guest in the house; it must be treated with punctiliousness, with a...
Read MoreThe Art of Conversation
Posted on May 16, 2012
The question that presented itself during the design class yesterday was, ‘What to do during a...
Read MoreThe First 10 Days
Posted on May 16, 2012
Books become liquid. That is all I feel after the first 10 days of the specialized design cla...
Read MoreMorning Glory
Posted on May 15, 2012
The sun is red The sky is blue Leaves are yellow White is the dew Green is the grass Fre...
Read MorePublishing Lives 6: Alan Thomas, Editorial Director, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Chicago Press
Posted on May 14, 2012
Friday, 4 May 2012 Without wasting much time, the articulate Editorial Director of Humanities...
Read MoreCollege Street Once More
Posted on May 08, 2012
History or story—what should we add before the title of any write-up on College Street, the boo...
Read MoreEating Books
Posted on May 06, 2012
Devouring them Smelling the pages, just like taking in the fragrance of herbs— Familiar/ nost...
Read MoreTen Minutes of Illustration
Posted on May 06, 2012
Quentin Blake illustrates a piece of artwork from start to finish! http://www.quentinblake.com...
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