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Shape Grammars Libro by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Libro by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Libro by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Libro by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Libro by Jannis Maroscheck

Bulawan Heneratibo · 2022

Shape Grammars Libro

by Jannis Maroscheck

  • A' Design Award nga Bulawan 2022 in Heneratibo
  • CLIENT: Jannis Maroscheck
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About Shape Grammars Libro

Ang Shape Grammars usa ka handbook sa mga tigdesinyo mahitungod sa mga generative nga porma. Gisusi sa libro kung giunsa nga ang mga talagsaon nga piraso mahimong ma-mass produce. Dose ka mga sistema sa produksyon ang gidesinyo ug gi-programa aron makamugna og walay kinutuban nga gidaghanon sa indibidwal nga mga graphic nga porma. Ang soft-bound nga katalogo adunay 836 ka mga panid ug nagpakita og 150,000 ka mga namugna nga porma, gihan-ay gikan sa estrikto nga geometriko ngadto sa organiko nga gawasnon. Ang sulod ug ang layout parehong gihimo gamit ang custom nga generative software. Gipakita sa Shape Grammars ang pipila ka mga potensyal ug limitasyon sa generative design ug nagsilbi nga tinubdan sa inspirasyon diha sa lamesa.

About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan

Shape Grammars Libro usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Shape Grammars Libro mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Shape Grammars Libro nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.

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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.
Patents
© 2020 – 2021 slanted publishers & Jannis Maroscheck
Image Credits
all images by Jannis Maroscheck

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