Shape Grammars Llyfr by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Llyfr by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Gwobr Aur A' Design Award in Cynhyrchiol Competition Category.

AurCynhyrchiol· 2022

Shape Grammars Llyfr

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

Gwobr Aur A' Design Award Winner in Cynhyrchiol Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Llyfr

Mae Shape Grammars yn llawlyfr i ddylunwyr ar siapiau cynhyrchiol. Mae'r llyfr yn archwilio sut y gellir masgynhyrchu darnau unigryw. Dyluniwyd a rhaglennwyd deuddeg system gynhyrchu i greu nifer diderfyn o siapiau graffig unigol. Mae'r catalog clawr meddal yn cynnwys 836 o dudalennau ac yn cyflwyno 150,000 o siapiau a gynhyrchwyd, wedi'u trefnu o'r rhai geometrig llym i'r rhai organig rhydd. Cynhyrchwyd y cynnwys a'r cynllun fel ei gilydd gyda meddalwedd cynhyrchiol pwrpasol. Mae Shape Grammars yn dangos rhai o botensialau a chyfyngiadau dylunio cynhyrchiol ac yn gweithredu fel ffynhonnell ysbrydoliaeth wrth y ddesg.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Aur A' Design Award

Mae Shape Grammars Llyfr yn enillydd Gwobr Aur A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth aruthrol o fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau o'r radd flaenaf, rhyfeddol a rhagorol. Mae enillwyr Aur yn greadigaethau hynod arloesol, gweledigaethol a disglair o ysblennydd sydd yn adlewyrchu athrylith, doethineb a medrusrwydd eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i Shape Grammars Llyfr fod yn ddyfais hynod glodfawr, arloesol a chofadwy sydd yn cyflwyno gwerth digynsail. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Aur A' Design Award yn brosiect ysblennydd a pharchus sydd yn elwa yn fawr ac yn symud ymlaen ffiniau celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg. Mae Shape Grammars Llyfr yn creu teimladau dwys o ddyhead, yn cynhyrfu angerdd, yn annog creadigrwydd ac yn ein cyfareddu.

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