Shape Grammars Книга by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Книга by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Златна награда A' Design Award in Генеративен, алгоритмичен, параметричен и подпомогнат от ИИ дизайн Competition Category.

ЗлатоГенеративен· 2022

Shape Grammars Книга

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

Златна награда A' Design Award Winner in Генеративен Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Книга

Shape Grammars е наръчник за дизайнери, посветен на генеративните форми. Книгата изследва как уникални произведения могат да бъдат масово произвеждани. Дванадесет производствени системи бяха проектирани и програмирани, за да генерират неограничен брой индивидуални графични форми. Каталогът с мека подвързия съдържа 836 страници и представя 150 000 генерирани форми, подредени от строго геометричните до органично свободните. Както съдържанието, така и оформлението бяха създадени със специално разработен генеративен софтуер. Shape Grammars показва някои от възможностите и ограниченията на генеративния дизайн и служи като източник на вдъхновение на работното бюро.

The Recognition

About the Златна награда A' Design Award

Shape Grammars Книга е носител на Златната награда A' Design Award — неимоверно престижно признание, присъждано на първокласни, чудесни и забележителни дизайни. Златните победители са изключително иновативни, силно визионерски и блестящо поразяващи творби, които отразяват гения, мъдростта и майсторството на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Shape Grammars Книга да бъде високо възхвалявано, задаващо тенденции и монументално изобретение, което носи безпрецедентна стойност. Този дизайн, спечелил Златната награда A' Design Award, е впечатляващ, уважаван проект, който силно ползва и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Shape Grammars Книга поражда силни чувства на желание, буди страст, насърчава творчеството и ни очарова.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Shape Grammars is a study on generative shapes, asking: how can unique pieces be mass produced? 12 production systems that can generate an unlimited number of individual graphic shapes were designed and programmed. The result is a designer's handbook which, in addition to 150,000 generated shapes, shows some potentials and limitations of generative design.
Dimensions & Packaging: Soft-bound catalogue, digital print. 836 pages. 185x235x45mm
Tags: generative, shapes, book, massproduction, graphic production, shape collection, dictionary of shapes
Production Technology: The content as well as the book layout was produced with custom generative software.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to create very simple rulesets, which are able to generate a high variety of shapes. Simple means, their logic can be expressed in a sentence, that is easily understood. Simple also means they make use of a core geometrical principle. Detailed decorations were not allowed.
Research: Graphic shapes and systems were collected, categorized and reverse-engineered. A broad range of geometrical principles for shape generation were translated into machine readable code.
Furthermore layout and sorting programs were developed.
Inspiration: Noam Chomsky has tried to formalize all sorts of languages that obey some rules. With Shape Grammars I have made a similar attempt for graphical systems. Of course, this could never be completed, but at least I wanted to try to cover as large a spectrum of geometric principles as I could.
Project Duration: The development of the book started in Wuerzburg in October 2019, was completed in Tokyo, and published by slanted publishers, Karlsruhe in July 2020
Operation Flow: The 836 page book is meant as a tool. The format is balanced between having enough space to show the shapes and being handy enough to be used during work at the desk. The weight and thickness of the book is a result of and communicates the sheer endless collection of shapes, that can be discovered, and used as a source of inspiration.
Team Members: Jannis Maroscheck
Image Credits: all images by Jannis Maroscheck