Shape Grammars Boek by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Boek by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Goud in Generatyf, Algoritmysk, Parametrysk en AI-stipe Ûntwerp Competition Category.

GoudGeneratyf· 2022

Shape Grammars Boek

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

A' Design Award yn Goud Winner in Generatyf Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Boek

Shape Grammars is in hânboek foar ûntwerpers oer generative foarmen. It boek ûndersiket hoe't unike stikken yn massaproduksje makke wurde kinne. Tolve produksjesystemen waarden ûntwurpen en programmearre om in ûnbeheind tal yndividuele grafyske foarmen te generearjen. De katalogus mei sêfte bân telt 836 siden en presintearret 150.000 generearre foarmen, sortearre fan strang geometrysk oant organysk frij. Sawol de ynhâld as de opmaak waarden makke mei spesjaal ûntwikkele generative software. Shape Grammars lit guon mooglikheden en beheiningen fan generatyf ûntwerp sjen en tsjinnet as ynspiraasjeboarne op it buro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Goud

Shape Grammars Boek is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Goud, in ekstreem prestisjeuze erkenning foar earste-klas, prachtige en treflike ûntwerpen. Goudwinners binne tige ynnovative, fisionêre en glamoureus ferbjusterjende skeppings dy't it sjeny, de wiisheid en de feardigens fan har ûntwerpers wjerspegelje. Fan Shape Grammars Boek wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige priizge, trendsettende en monumintale útfining is dy't unferlykbere wearde leveret. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Goud is in spektakulêr, respektearre projekt dat grutte foardielen bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Shape Grammars Boek makket yntinse gefoelens fan begearte, stekt passy oan, stimulearret kreativiteit en fassinearret ús.

Behind the Design

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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