은 인쇄 · 2026
TMD Journal 주요 기능: 매거진
- A' Design Award 은상 2026 in 인쇄
- CLIENT: Tomodachi Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 21,105
- Verification code F259D6E39F · Verify this award
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About TMD Journal 주요 기능: 매거진
TMD 저널은 타입 디자인을 시각적 스타일링이 아니라 의미를 조직하는 구조화된 시스템으로 탐구합니다. 디지털 폰트가 표면적인 자산으로 널리 사용되는 현상에 대응하여, 이 출판물은 타이포그래피를 사고와 소통을 구축하는 매체로 재정립합니다. 각 장은 개념적 전제, 구조적 논리, 응용 맥락을 통해 독창적인 타입 시스템을 제시하며, 타이포그래피적 결정이 어떻게 형태와 활용으로 이어지는지를 보여줍니다. 이 저널은 타입을 브랜딩과 커뮤니케이션에서 능동적인 구성 요소로 이해하기 위한 틀을 제공합니다.
About the A' Design Award 은상
TMD Journal 주요 기능: 매거진, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. TMD Journal 주요 기능: 매거진, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. TMD Journal 주요 기능: 매거진, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- 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. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages - Tags
- Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
- Production Technology
- 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. - Design Challenge
- 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. - Research
- 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 - Inspiration
- 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. - Project Duration
- 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. - Operation Flow
- 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. - Image Credits
- Images: Tomodachi Ltd
