Arch-able Tiparo by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Arch-able Tiparo by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Bronza A' Design Award in Dezajno de Grafiko, Ilustrado kaj Vida Komunikado Competition Category.

BronzoGrafiko· 2020

Arch-able Tiparo

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: Arch-Able

Bronza A' Design Award Winner in Grafiko Category

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The Design

About Arch-able Tiparo

Arch-able estas ŝablona tiparo desegnita por cifereca fabrikado. La tiparo subtenas la platformon Arch-able, kiu arkivas kaj distribuas ciferecajn datumojn de arkitektaj desegnoj. La signaro inkluzivas 26 literojn, 10 numeralojn kaj 26 simbolojn. Ĉiuj anguloj estas rondigitaj, tiel ke borpintoj, laseraj tranĉiloj kaj aliaj iloj povas atingi kaj sekvi ĉiun angulon. Multaj ŝablonaj tiparoj havas rektangulajn angulojn, kiuj ne povas esti gravuritaj. Arch-able forigas tiun limigon kaj helpas komencantojn produkti tridimensiajn literformojn per oftaj iloj.

The Recognition

About the Bronza A' Design Award

Arch-able Tiparo estas gajninto de la Bronza A' Design Award, tre prestiĝa rekono donata al elstaraj dezajnoj distingitaj per kreemo, ingenieco kaj sagaco. La Bronzaj gajnintoj estas abunde lertaj kaj frape kreemaj artefaktoj, kiuj aŭtentikigas la vastan sperton, imagpovon kaj elturniĝemon de siaj dezajnistoj. Oni atendas, ke Arch-able Tiparo estu tre estimata, admirata kaj ŝatata objekto, kiu estas rimarkinde profesia kaj nova. Ĉi tiu dezajno gajninta la Bronzan A' Design Award enkorpigas plej bonajn praktikojn en arto, scienco, dezajno kaj teknologio, kaj estas bonega pro sia atento al detaloj. Arch-able Tiparo bonege kontentigas bezonojn, tuŝas dezirojn, ĉarmas sentojn kaj allogas scivolemon.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: ARCH-ABLE is a platform to archive and distribute digital data of architects’ designs. Anyone can download and reproduce architects’ designs as long as they are following the creative commons license.
This typeface is digital fabrication friendly because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded for all drill bits, laser cutter, and other tools.
It makes all users comfortable to reproduce their products easier.
Dimensions & Packaging: 26 letters, 10 numbers, and 26 symbols
Tags: Typeface, Typography, DigitalFabrication, GeometricDesign, Simple, Idea,GraphicDesign, Future, Friendly, Japan
Production Technology: People had a problem about making 3D typography because it must have stencil style. And some stencil typefaces couldn’t engrave all corners even inside or outside because they have right angle corners.
So ARCH-ABLE typeface solved all issues for making 3D typography because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded especially for all drill bits.
Design Challenge: This typeface structure has very strict rules. It was really hard to make all the characters. It should be all rounded, 45 degrees, geometric, 4x6, stencil style, and stylish. So we have to make it conceptual but keep it beautiful typeface as well. It was a very important thing.
Research: One day I had a chat with one of my friend who is an architect in Japan. He told me that Almost times I couldn’t engrave the corners of typefaces because they have right angle corners. That was the starting point.
We started to search so many stencil style typefaces all over the world through internet. Then we figured out we have to make all rounded corners typeface for all digital fabrication creators.
Inspiration: Nowadays Digital fabrication DIY culture is a boom in Japan. Almost users can use digital fabrication tools but they can’t make original stencil typeface for it. This typeface is digital fabrication friendly and beginner-friendly as well.
Project Duration: This project term was from November 2018 to January 2020 in Tokyo, JAPAN.
Operation Flow: People had a problem about making 3D typography because it must have stencil style. And some stencil typefaces couldn’t engrave all corners even inside or outside because they have right angle corners.
So this typeface is digital fabrication friendly because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded for all drill bits, laser cutter and other tools. It means all drill bit can reach and fit all rounded corners.
It makes all users comfortable to make their products easier.
Patents: Copyrights belong to BANANA inc., 2020
Team Members: Art Director: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Tomoki Mitsuhashi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020.