Shape Grammars Leabhar by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Leabhar by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Òir A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Gineadach, Algairimach, Parameatrach agus le Taic AI Competition Category.

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Shape Grammars Leabhar

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

Duais Òir A' Design Award Winner in Gineadach Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Leabhar

'S e leabhar-làimhe do luchd-dealbhaidh air cumaidhean gineadach a th' ann an Shape Grammars. Tha an leabhar a' rannsachadh mar as urrainnear pìosan sònraichte a mhòr-chinneasachadh. Chaidh dà shiostam cinneasachaidh dheug a dhealbhadh agus a phrògramachadh gus àireamh neo-chrìochnaichte de chumaidhean grafaigeach fa leth a ghintinn. Tha 836 duilleag anns a' chatalog bhog-cheangailte agus tha e a' taisbeanadh 150,000 cumadh gineadach, air an rangachadh bhon fheadhainn a tha teann geoimeatrach chun an fheadhainn a tha saor gu fàs-bheairteach. Chaidh an dà chuid an susbaint agus an co-dhealbhachd a chruthachadh le bathar-bog gineadach gnàthaichte. Tha Shape Grammars a' sealltainn cuid de chomasan agus cuingealachaidhean an dealbhaidh ghineadaich agus tha e na thùs brosnachaidh aig an deasg.

The Recognition

About the Duais Òir A' Design Award

Tha Shape Grammars Leabhar air Duais Òir A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh anabarrach urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, mìorbhaileach agus sònraichte. Tha buannaichean Òir nan cruthachaidhean anabarrach ùr-ghnàthach, làn lèirsinn agus drùidhteach a nochdas gèinidh, gliocas agus comas an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Shape Grammars Leabhar na innleachd a gheibh moladh mòr, a stèidhicheas gluasadan agus mòr-chuimhneachain a bheir luach nach fhacas riamh roimhe. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Òir A' Design Award na phròiseact sònraichte, urramach a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais gu mòr. Bidh Shape Grammars Leabhar a' cruthachadh faireachdainnean làidir miann, a' dùsgadh dealas, a' brosnachadh cruthachalachd agus a' glacadh sinn.

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