TMD Journal Hana Nui: Puke Nūhou na Tomohiro Kaji

ʻO TMD Journal Hana Nui: Puke Nūhou na Tomohiro Kaji he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2026 A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Paʻi a me Pāpaho Paʻi.

KalaPaʻi· 2026

TMD Journal Hana Nui: Puke Nūhou

na Tomohiro Kaji

Mea Kūʻai: Tomodachi Ltd.

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Paʻi

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Kipa i ka Pūnaewele Nānā ma A' Design Award Hoʻolaha Nūhou Hōʻailona Makana

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Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā TMD Journal Hana Nui: Puke Nūhou

Puke Nūhou TMD: Ke nānā nei kēia puke i ka hoʻolālā ʻana o ke ʻano hua palapala ʻaʻole ma ke ʻano he hoʻonani maka wale nō akā ma ke ʻano he ʻōnaehana i hoʻonohonoho ʻia e hoʻonohonoho i ka manaʻo. Ma ka pane ʻana i ka hoʻohana laulā ʻana o nā hua palapala kikohoʻe ma ke ʻano he mau waiwai ʻili wale nō, hoʻonoho hou kēia puke i ka hana hua palapala ma ke ʻano he ala e kūkulu ai i ka manaʻo a me ke kamaʻilio. Hōʻike kēlā me kēia mokuna i kekahi ʻōnaehana hua palapala kumu ma o kona kumuhana manaʻo, kona loina hoʻokumu a me kona pōʻaiapili hoʻohana ʻia, e hōʻike ana i ke ʻano e unuhi ai nā hoʻoholo hua palapala i ke ʻano a me ka hoʻohana ʻana. Hāʻawi ka puke nūhou i kahi papahana no ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka hua palapala ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana ikaika i loko o ka hana hōʻailona a me ke kamaʻilio.

Ka Hoʻomaikai

E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā TMD Journal Hana Nui: Puke Nūhou i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā TMD Journal Hana Nui: Puke Nūhou he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā TMD Journal Hana Nui: Puke Nūhou e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā

ʻEke Nūhou

Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: TMD Journal positions typefaces as systems that organise meaning rather than visual styles. Each typeface is examined through its conceptual premise, structural logic and applied context within a unified publication.

By combining original type development with editorial analysis, the journal establishes a framework where typography is not presented as form, but understood as a system that shapes communication, identity and interpretation.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages
Nā Lepili: Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
ʻEnehana Hana: The publication is constructed as a sequence of chapters, each dedicated to a distinct type system. The editorial structure follows a consistent progression from concept to structure to application.

This method translates abstract typographic ideas into a readable system, allowing relationships between design decisions and communication outcomes to become visible through use rather than explanation.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: The primary challenge was translating conceptual typographic research into a coherent editorial system. Typefaces informed by historical structures needed to function within a contemporary format while maintaining clarity and usability.

Balancing conceptual depth with readability required continuous iteration. Maintaining consistency across multiple type systems while preserving their individual logic was critical to achieving both coherence and distinction.
Noiʻi: Type of Research
Practice based research in typographic systems and communication design

Objective
To examine how typefaces construct meaning and function within branding and editorial contexts

Methodology
Comparative analysis of historical typography and experimental type development

Process and Tools
Archival references, typographic specimens and digital type design software

Outcome
A publication demonstrating how typographic structure influences communication

Impact
Provides a framework for integrating typography into branding systems
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: In the digital era, typefaces are increasingly consumed as visual surfaces detached from the ideas they were originally designed to express. Historically, typography functioned as a medium for structuring thought and communication.

This project begins with a question: can type operate again as a system that carries meaning rather than appearance. Drawing from typographic history and calligraphic traditions, TMD Journal reconsiders the role of type as an active structure within communication.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: The typefaces were developed between March 2023 and September 2025. Editorial research and design were conducted in parallel.

The journal was completed and published in November 2025 in Kamakura, Japan.
Kaʻina Hana: The journal is read sequentially through chapters, each focusing on a typeface. Readers move from conceptual explanation to structural breakdown and then to application examples.

This structure allows readers to actively understand how typographic decisions influence meaning, shifting the experience from passive viewing to analytical reading.
Nā Lālā Hui: Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: Images: Tomodachi Ltd