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organization. This ever-changing process of web design makes it different from other
branches of graphic design.
Moreover, the way a graphic designer measures size for the print media is quite
different from the web-designer. A web designer needs to think about the size of the
image and text files, which is at the same time an advantage and a disadvantage.
Web design has been introduced quite recently in our country and high standard web-
designs have not yet been created. Most of the web-designers in our country are
related to the large ISP organizations. Besides, there are some other organizations
involved in web designing. BdcomOnline, Daffodil, Unax Soft, Bangladesh Info.
Tiger IT, Colors of Bangladesh are some of the important institutions who work for
themselves and for other organizations.
Another important information about web-design is that there are many organizations
which work for foreign companies and their concepts and layouts come from abroad
as well. They are just implemented here. In these cases, there is not much opportunity
for our designers to show their creativity. Moreover, most of the people of our country
are still deprived of various facilities of modern information technology. With the
development and increased use of information technology, we can hope that there will
be higher quality websites designed.

Translated by Razima Selim Chowdhury, Lecturer, Department of English, Stamford University, Dhaka

Note and References
1. Sarasi Kumar Saraswati, Palyuger Chitrakala, (Calcutta 1978), 129.
2. Soumyen Pal, “Bangla Boiyer Prochchhod Brittanto”, Drubopod, Prasanga Drishwaroop, (2002), 20;
Radhaprasad Gupta, ‘Chapakhana Cheen Theke Chinsura’, in Chittaranjan Bandopadhaya (ed.), Dui
Shataker Bangla Mudran O Prokashan, (Calcutta 1981), 13.
3. Muntasir Mamun, Unish Shotoke Purbobanger Mudron O Prokashana 1847-1900, (Dhaka 2006), 18.
4. Loc.cit.; Sreepantho, ‘Talowar Bonam Kolom: Prothom Shotoborshe’, in C. Bandopadhaya (ed.),
op.cit., 129; Nikhil Sarkar, ‘Printing and the Spirit of Calcutta’, in Sukanta Chaudhuri (ed.) Calcutta
The Living City, Vol.1, The Past, (New Delhi 1990), 128-129; Graham Shaw writes, ‘It remains an
interesting fact that printing was introduced into Calcutta in 1777 only on the whim of a bankrupt
businessman who whilst in prison resorted to his former calling of printing simply as a convenient
means of paying of some of his debts.’
5. Muntasir Mamun, Dhakar Hariye Jawa Boier Khnje, (Dhaka 2006); 9-10; M. Mamun, op.cit., (Dhaka
2006), 31; G. W. Shaw, ‘Printing and Publishing in Dhaka 1849-1900’, in Sharif uddin Ahmed (ed.) Dhaka
Past Present Future, (Dhaka 1991), 90; Researchers stated, an octavo shaped forty page booklet was found
in India Office Library in London. The name is The First report on East Bengal Missionary Society
MDCCXLVIII, with an appendix & c. ‘Dacca: Printed at the Kattra Press 1849’is written in the credit page.
6. Kamal Sarkar, ‘Bangla Boiyer Chhobi 1816-1916,’ in C. Bandopadhaya (ed.), op.cit., 313.
7. Loc.cit., 313; Raghunath Goswami, ‘Dui Shotoker Gronthochitron’, C. Bandapadhaya (ed.), ibid., 333;
although there had been no practice of printing engravings on paper , there used to be a practice of making
seals by metal engraving or the use of wood blocks for printing textiles. It is believed that the wood
engraving artists mastered this trade through the generations. It cannot be denied that many artists learnt
techniques of wood and metal engraving from the Europeans.
8. K. Sarkar, ibid, 320-321; R.P. Gupta, ‘Art in Old Calcutta: Indian Style’, in S. Chaudhuri (ed.), op.cit, 144.
9. K. Sarkar, ibid., 328.