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Evolution of Visual Narratives: A Journey Through Graphic Design from Caves to the Digital Canvas

What is Graphic Design? Graphic Design refers to visual communication. Design could be a broad term that could include web design or digital design. But traditionally, it is the design that you find on prints such as posters, book covers, magazines, advertisements, logos used for branding. The term “graphic design” however only emerged in 1922, […]

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10 Famous Artists Who Worked for Gita Press and Leela Chitra Mandir

Even during the early days of their establishment, The founders of Gita Press aimed big. Famous names such as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan and Premchand have all, at one point, written for Kalyan. Hanuman Prasad Poddar the founding editor-in-chief of Kalyan was a huge contributor to the massive success of the magazine. To

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Life and Art of Louis-Léopold Boilly: The Painter of Troubled Times

July 5th 2023, ON THIS DAY Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845) was a French painter and draftsman who was a prolific painter of the French Golden Era was born today . His works offer a vivid glimpse into the vibrant social life of the French middle class, spanning tumultuous periods like monarchical France, the French Revolution, the

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