Shape Grammars Phau Ntawv by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Phau Ntawv by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Kev Tsim Tawm, Kev Siv Algorithm, Parametric thiab AI Pab Tsim Competition Category.

KubKev Tsim Tawm· 2022

Shape Grammars Phau Ntawv

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Kev Tsim Tawm Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Phau Ntawv

Shape Grammars yog ib phau ntawv qhia rau cov neeg tsim qauv txog cov duab uas tsim los ntawm generative. Phau ntawv no tshawb nrhiav seb cov khoom tshwj xeeb yuav tsim tau coob npaum li cas. Kaum ob lub tshuab tsim khoom tau raug tsim thiab programmed los tsim cov duab graphic uas tsis muaj qhov kawg. Phau ntawv catalogue uas muaj daim npog mos no muaj 836 nplooj ntawv thiab nthuav tawm 150,000 cov duab uas tau tsim los, sib txheeb los ntawm cov duab geometric nruj mus rau cov duab organic ywj pheej. Cov ntsiab lus thiab qhov layout puavleej tsim los ntawm custom generative software. Shape Grammars qhia tau qee yam peev xwm thiab kev txwv ntawm generative design thiab ua ib qho chaw tshwm sim tswv yim ntawm lub rooj ua haujlwm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Shape Grammars Phau Ntawv yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Shape Grammars Phau Ntawv xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Shape Grammars Phau Ntawv ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

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