Shape Grammars Grāmata by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Grāmata by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Zelta balva A' Design Award in Ģeneratīvais, algoritmiskais, parametriskais un MI atbalstītais dizains Competition Category.

ZeltaĢeneratīvais· 2022

Shape Grammars Grāmata

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

Zelta balva A' Design Award Winner in Ģeneratīvais Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Grāmata

Shape Grammars ir dizainera rokasgrāmata par ģeneratīvām formām. Grāmata pēta, kā unikālus darbus var ražot masveidā. Tika izstrādātas un ieprogrammētas divpadsmit ražošanas sistēmas, lai ģenerētu neierobežotu skaitu individuālu grafisko formu. Mīkstajos vākos iesietais katalogs ietver 836 lappuses un piedāvā 150 000 ģenerētu formu, kas sakārtotas no strikti ģeometriskām līdz organiski brīvām. Gan saturs, gan maketējums tika radīti ar pielāgotu ģeneratīvo programmatūru. Shape Grammars parāda dažas ģeneratīvā dizaina iespējas un ierobežojumus un kalpo kā iedvesmas avots pie darba galda.

The Recognition

About the Zelta balva A' Design Award

Shape Grammars Grāmata ir Zelta balvas A' Design Award ieguvējs, ārkārtīgi prestiža atzinība, ko piešķir pirmšķirīgiem, brīnišķīgiem un izciliem dizainiem. Zelta ieguvēji ir ļoti inovatīvi, tālredzīgi un žilbinoši spoži darbi, kas atspoguļo to dizaineru talantu, gudrību un meistarību. Sagaidāms, ka Shape Grammars Grāmata būs ļoti slavēts, tendenci veidojošs un monumentāls izgudrojums, kas sniedz nebijušu vērtību. Šis ar Zelta balvu apbalvotais dizains ir lielisks, cienīts projekts, kas paplašina mākslas, zinātnes, dizaina un tehnoloģiju robežas. Shape Grammars Grāmata izraisa intensīvu vēlmi, modina kaislību, veicina radošumu un valdzina.

Behind the Design

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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