Shape Grammars Knjiga by Jannis Maroscheck

Zlato Generativni · 2022

Shape Grammars Knjiga

by Jannis Maroscheck

Zlatna nagrada A' Design Award 2022 in Generativni
CLIENT: Jannis Maroscheck
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About Shape Grammars Knjiga

Shape Grammars je dizajnerski priručnik o generativnim oblicima. Knjiga istražuje kako se jedinstveni komadi mogu masovno proizvoditi. Dvanaest proizvodnih sistema je dizajnirano i programirano da generišu neograničen broj pojedinačnih grafičkih oblika. Katalog u mekom povezu sadrži 836 stranica i predstavlja 150.000 generisanih oblika, sortiranih od strogo geometrijskih do organski slobodnih. I sadržaj i prijelom su izrađeni pomoću prilagođenog generativnog softvera. Shape Grammars prikazuje neke potencijale i ograničenja generativnog dizajna i služi kao izvor inspiracije na radnom stolu.

About the Zlatna nagrada A' Design Award

Shape Grammars Knjiga je pobjednik Zlatne nagrade A' Design Award, iznimno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje prvorazrednim, čudesnim i izvanrednim dizajnima. Zlatni pobjednici iznimno su inovativne, vrlo vizionarske i blistavo zasljepljujuće kreacije koje odražavaju genij, mudrost i umijeće svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Shape Grammars Knjiga bude vrlo hvaljen, trendovski i monumentalan izum koji pruža bezprecedentnu vrijednost. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Zlatnu nagradu A' Design Award spektakularan je, cijenjen projekt koji izuzetno koristi i pomjera granice umjetnosti, nauke, dizajna i tehnologije. Shape Grammars Knjiga stvara snažne osjećaje želje, budi strast, podstiče kreativnost i fascinira nas.

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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.
Image Credits: all images by Jannis Maroscheck