金ジェネラティブ · 2022

Shape Grammars 書籍

by Jannis Maroscheck

A' Design Award 金賞 2022 in ジェネラティブ
CLIENT: Jannis Maroscheck
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About Shape Grammars 書籍

『Shape Grammars（シェイプ・グラマー）』は、ジェネレーティブな形態に関するデザイナーのためのハンドブックである。本書は、唯一無二の作品をいかに量産できるかを探求している。無限の数の個別的なグラフィック形態を生成するために、12のプロダクションシステムが設計・プログラミングされた。ソフトカバーのカタログは836ページに及び、厳密な幾何学的形態からオーガニックで自由な形態まで分類された15万点の生成形態を収録している。内容とレイアウトの双方が、独自に開発したジェネレーティブ・ソフトウェアによって制作された。『Shape Grammars』はジェネレーティブデザインの可能性と限界の一端を示すとともに、机上でのインスピレーションの源として役立つ一冊である。

About the A' Design Award 金賞

Shape Grammars 書籍は、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Shape Grammars 書籍は、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Shape Grammars 書籍は、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。

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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.
Image Credits: all images by Jannis Maroscheck