TMD Journal ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ວາລະສານ by Tomohiro Kaji is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ in ການອອກແບບສື່ສິ່ງພິມ ແລະ ສິ່ງພິມ Competition Category.
ເງິນສິ່ງພິມ· 2026
TMD Journal ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ວາລະສານ
Client: Tomodachi Ltd.
A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ Winner in ສິ່ງພິມ Category
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The Design
About TMD Journal ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ວາລະສານ
ບົດຄວາມໜັງສື: TMD Journal ພິຈາລະນາການອອກແບບຕົວອັກສອນບໍ່ແມ່ນເປັນການແຕ່ງແຕ້ມທາງສາຍຕາ ແຕ່ເປັນລະບົບທີ່ມີໂຄງສ້າງເຊິ່ງຈັດລະບຽບຄວາມໝາຍ. ໃນການຕອບສະໜອງຕໍ່ການໃຊ້ຟອນດິຈິຕອລຢ່າງແພ່ຫຼາຍໃນຖານະຊັບສິນລະດັບຜິວໜ້າ, ສິ່ງພິມນີ້ໄດ້ຈັດວາງຕົວອັກສອນສາດຄືນໃໝ່ໃຫ້ເປັນສື່ສຳລັບການສ້າງຄວາມຄິດ ແລະ ການສື່ສານ. ແຕ່ລະບົດນຳສະເໜີລະບົບຕົວອັກສອນຕົ້ນສະບັບຜ່ານແນວຄິດພື້ນຖານ, ຕັກກະຂອງໂຄງສ້າງ ແລະ ບໍລິບົດການນຳໃຊ້ຂອງມັນ, ໂດຍສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າການຕັດສິນໃຈທາງດ້ານຕົວອັກສອນສາດຖືກແປເປັນຮູບຊົງ ແລະ ການນຳໃຊ້ໄດ້ແນວໃດ. ວາລະສານນີ້ໃຫ້ກອບແນວຄິດສຳລັບການເຂົ້າໃຈຕົວອັກສອນໃນຖານະອົງປະກອບທີ່ຫ້າວຫັນໃນການສ້າງແບຼນ ແລະ ການສື່ສານ.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ
TMD Journal ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ວາລະສານ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງເປັນພິເສດສຳລັບການອອກແບບຊັ້ນສູງ ທີ່ງົດງາມ ແລະ ປະທັບໃຈ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ເຈີດຈ້າ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຫຼາຍ ທີ່ສະແດງເຖິງຄວາມຊຳນານ ພອນສະຫວັນ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. TMD Journal ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ວາລະສານ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານແບບຢ່າງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳທີ່ເລິກເຊິ່ງ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນນີ້ແມ່ນການປະດິດທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ແລະ ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງ ທີ່ປະກອບສ່ວນຂະຫຍາຍຂອບເຂດຂອງສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ. TMD Journal ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ວາລະສານ ເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ຫຼາຍຄົນອິດສາ ປຸກຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ນຳຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກທາງບວກ ແລະ ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມອັດສະຈັນໃຈ.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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. - Team Members
- Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia - Image Credits
- Images: Tomodachi Ltd
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