Graphic Design Projects
Student projects done as part of various modules like Illustration, Typography etc. in Communication Design.
Pondering on the essence of the colour orange.
01
Tangerine
‘What does this colour say to you?'
To explore the associations, memories and senses a colour encompasses and evokes by creating a narrative on the essence of the colour and later creating an illustration to support and evoke the same.
02
Nights
Exploring visual narratives; ‘How can a story be told?'.
After discussion on the elements involved in the setting of a narrative (the characters, the space etc) and using a prompt on narrative style- ‘a wordless comic, high on symbolism'; a visual narrative created on a personal story.
On grief and change; grieving and reminiscence as an expression and experience of 'love' transitioning to other forms. My grandmother once told me that black birds are our ancestors or our parted ones. In her words, 'if you see black bird, it's like the one you miss or misses you has come to visit you. Feed them, spend time with them. They are always around' This visual narrative is a reflection on the nights I've spent surrounded by thinking about my dog.
On grief and change; grieving and reminiscence as an expression and experience of 'love' transitioning to other forms. My grandmother once told me that black birds are our ancestors or our parted ones. In her words, 'if you see black bird, it's like the one you miss or misses you has come to visit you. Feed them, spend time with them. They are always around' This visual narrative is a reflection on the nights I've spent surrounded by thinking about my dog.
Final layout of the zine used for print.
03
Deferred Dreams
A poetry zine on ‘Deferred Dreams' by Langston Hughes. Project done to explore various forms / ways of zine folding and how text and illustration work together as compositions.
04
‘Fodder'
A project based on bookbinding as a part of Publication Design. A journal that is hand-stitched using ‘section-stitch' bookbinding method.
Traditional illustrations, collage put together digitally using photoshop and indesign.
Process
Traditional illustrations, collage put together digitally using photoshop and indesign.
05
Film Poster Design
Understanding the medium- Film posters and to bring out the essence of the film through illustration and typography compositions; a reimagined poster for the film ‘Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'.
06
Iconography
Understanding a space- Kalugumalai in this case, through iconography. Exploring the experience of a space through travel and documentation.
07
Creating a hypothetical association for ‘Jolly Jangiri’ and to create a visual identity for the same.
Visual identity
Creating a visual identity of the word ‘jolly jangiri’ a hypothetical word and association for a bilingual indie band and for the beverage ‘jigarthanda’; bringing out essence through typography
08
Packaging
To create package design and graphics for a company that makes and distributes sugar free chocolates.
Handlettering of a layout exploration of the article ‘Pile of ideas’ by Jason M
09
Layouts
Exploring layouts using magazine cutouts. To understand text and image balance, weight, hierarchy etc of layouts.
10
Wayfinding
To create way finding/ signage design propositions after observation and study of a space- Museum in this case. To explore forms and structures and create suitable environmental graphics in terms of signage for the space.
Physical mockup
Physical mockup