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nothing to do with
the artist? Like a
mother, should an
artist also let go of
his creation, his
child and let it find
its own place under
the sun? These are
the questions I have
sought answers to
through this story.
What is your take
on the book
cover?
The cover of Anon.
is designed by
AshaMadhavan, a
very senior
Creative Director
and a gifted artist.
My brief on the
cover was that it
needed to be a
window into the
book and its
elements. The
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cover needed to
obliterates all ego.
Anuradha Prasad with her book
represent Bengal,
The Bengali text
'Coming Back Home'
Shantiniketan, the
that appears as a
world of writing and
watermark is
the period it was set
‘Agyat’, the Bengali
in. She managed to
translation of the
incorporate all the
word ‘Anonymous’.
features into a
And the tree that is
stylistic whole that
embossed in the
co-existed in utter
title, photographed
harmony. The font
by Benoy Roy, is
of the book title was
the iconic tree in
an old typewriter
the Shantiniketan
font, the
campus.
background and
texture was the
I absolutely love the
color of the red
cover and feel that
earth of
it is a piece of art
Shantiniketan, the
with a story of its
two quills that
own.
merged into one
spoke of the two
writers and the
symbolic nature of
the ownership of art
that smudges into a
giant blot that
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AUGUST 2018