Suvash Chandra Suter

Professor, Department of Graphic Design, Crafts and History of Art
University of Rajshahi

Abstract

Newspapers began to be published in Germany in the early 17th century. Over time, these newspapers spread from one country to another, evolving from monthly to biweekly, then to weekly, and eventually to daily publications. Initially, the publication of newspapers was not commercially driven, but it later transformed into a commercial enterprise. Advances in technology and accessibility enhanced the aesthetic appeal of newspapers, adding illustrations and pictures. As the demand for newspapers grew, so did their aesthetic qualities. Special issues or supplements began to be published on significant days, featuring covers decorated with various embellishments. These covers were typically designed by renowned artists or hired designers, sometimes credited and sometimes not. This article examines the decoration of the covers of supplements published on Independence Day by several daily newspapers in Bangladesh, including Daily 'Sambad', Daily 'Ittefaq', Daily 'Banglar Bani', 'Dainik Bangla', and Daily 'Azad'.

Keywords

newspaper design, cover decoration, pictures, illustration

References

Professor Mamun Qaiser, Professor Siddhartha Shankar Talukdar, Professor Ritendra Kumar Sharma and Professor Gautam Dutta helped to write this article with various data. I have photographed the newspapers from the daily periodicals kept in the Central Library of Rajshahi University. Library staff Jiban Krishna helped by bringing the newspapers from the rack to the table and my students Arghya Adhikari, Ayesha Khatun, Md. Nafiz Rimel, Prashant Kumar Mandal and Fahim Mahmud helped in photography.