Shape Grammars Knyga by Jannis Maroscheck

Auksinis Generatyvinis · 2022

Shape Grammars Knyga

by Jannis Maroscheck

Auksinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award 2022 in Generatyvinis
CLIENT: Jannis Maroscheck
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About Shape Grammars Knyga

Shape Grammars – tai dizainerio žinynas apie generatyvines formas. Knygoje nagrinėjama, kaip unikalūs kūriniai gali būti gaminami masiškai. Buvo sukurta ir suprogramuota dvylika gamybos sistemų, generuojančių neribotą skaičių individualių grafinių formų. Minkštais viršeliais įrištą katalogą sudaro 836 puslapiai, kuriuose pateikiama 150 000 sugeneruotų formų, išrikiuotų nuo griežtai geometrinių iki organiškai laisvų. Tiek turinys, tiek maketas buvo sukurti naudojant specialiai sukurtą generatyvinę programinę įrangą. Shape Grammars atskleidžia kai kurias generatyvinio dizaino galimybes ir ribotumus bei tarnauja kaip įkvėpimo šaltinis prie darbo stalo.

About the Auksinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

Shape Grammars Knyga laimėjo Auksinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, itin prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą pirmos klasės, nuostabiems ir puikiems dizainams. Aukso laureatai yra labai novatoriški, įžvalgūs ir akinamai žvilgantys kūriniai, atspindintys jų kūrėjų talentą, išmintį ir meistriškumą. Tikimasi, kad Shape Grammars Knyga bus labai giriamas, tendencijas kuriantis ir monumentalus išradimas, teikiantis precedento neturinčią vertę. Šis Auksiniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas yra nuostabus, vertinamas projektas, plečiantis meno, mokslo, dizaino ir technologijų ribas. Shape Grammars Knyga kelia intensyvų troškimą, žadina aistrą, skatina kūrybiškumą ir žavi.

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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