Arch-able Letra-tipoa by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Arch-able Letra-tipoa by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Grafismo, Ilustrazio eta Ikus Komunikazio Diseinua Competition Category.

BrontzeGrafismoa· 2020

Arch-able Letra-tipoa

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: Arch-Able

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Grafismoa Category

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The Design

About Arch-able Letra-tipoa

Arch-able fabrikazio digitalerako diseinatutako stencil letra-tipo bat da. Letra-tipo honek Arch-able plataforma sostengatzen du, arkitektoen diseinuen datu digitalak artxibatu eta banatzen dituena. Karaktere-multzoak 26 letra, 10 zenbaki eta 26 sinbolo ditu. Ertz guztiak biribilduta daude, horrela zulatzeko puntek, laser-ebakigailuek eta beste tresna batzuek ertz bakoitzera hel dezakete eta jarraitu ahal izateko. Stencil letra-tipo askok angelu zuzeneko ertzak dituzte, grabatu ezin direnak. Arch-able-k muga hori kentzen du eta hasiberriei laguntzen die hiru dimentsioko letrak sortzen ohiko tresnekin.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

Arch-able Letra-tipoa Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. Arch-able Letra-tipoa oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. Arch-able Letra-tipoa beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

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.