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Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Famolavolana ny Ati-tranon'ny Foibe Fitantanana by Tomohiro Katsuki

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Famolavolana ny Ati-tranon'ny Foibe Fitantanana by Tomohiro Katsuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Varahina in Famolavolana Habaka Anatiny ary Fampisehoana Competition Category.


VarahinaAnatiny· 2020

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Famolavolana ny Ati-tranon'ny Foibe Fitantanana

by Tomohiro Katsuki

Client: Prism Design

A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Anatiny Category

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The Design

About Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Famolavolana ny Ati-tranon'ny Foibe Fitantanana

Ny Fontworks Inc. Tokyo dia ati-tranon'ny foiben'ny fitantanana ho an'ny orinasa mpanamboatra karazan-tsoratra, izay hita eo amin'ny rihana fahadimy ao amin'ny trano iray any Minato-ku, Tokyo. Mirefy 431 metatra toradroa ny biraon'izy ireo ary nokasaina hifototra amin'ny fampitambarana ny asa analôjika sy nomerika. Misy latabatra endrika C manohana ny asa mamoron-javatra sy ny fiaraha-miasan'ny mpiasa. Misy fanamboarana lehibe napetraka eo afovoan'ny rindrina, izay mijanona ho mifandray amin'ny Creative Lab any Fukuoka, mba hahafahan'ireo toerana roa ireo mifampiresaka amin'ny alalan'ny aterineto. Misy fitoerana endrika tohatra akaikin'ny varavarana miditra, izay ahafahana manao fivoriana tsotra amin'ny mpitsidika. Ny fitaovana ampiasaina dia ahitana takelaka karipety, hazo, Corian, vy ary takela-kotra.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Varahina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Famolavolana ny Ati-tranon'ny Foibe Fitantanana, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Famolavolana ny Ati-tranon'ny Foibe Fitantanana. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Famolavolana ny Ati-tranon'ny Foibe Fitantanana dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Fontworks Inc. moved its headquarters from Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, to Minato-ku, Tokyo, for the purpose of providing further communication business and expanding our business.
Even in the new office, build have set keywords such as "Fusion of analog and digital", “fusion of creative and engineering”, “work while playing”, and “collaboration among employees” so that we can embody “Character More Freely”
Dimensions & Packaging
AREA:Total 431㎡
Located on the 5th floor of the building.
Ceiling height:CH2900mm(slab:H4100mm)
Tags
Interior, Office, Design ,Font
Production Technology
From paper media to the on-screen era, there are also many such as AR / VR. It extends to dimensions. In addition to creating a typeface that is optimal for the environment in which characters are displayed, it is essential to develop technologies that take into account the environment of the customer being used.Even in the new office, Fontworks have set keywords such as "Fusion of analog and digital", “fusion of creative and engineering”, “work while playing”, and “collaboration among employees” so that we can embody “Character More Freely” Made. Will create, nurture and provide free ideas in our natural environment so that Fontworks can continue to provide services that are close to such changes in the environment.

MATERIAL LIST
1.Original Color Carpet Tile
2.Concrete PVC & Laminated Sheets
3.Wood PVC
4.PAINT
5.Corian
6.Aluminum Paint &Laminated Sheets
7.Wood Melamine decorative board
8.Artificial greening
9.OSB pattern Original Laminated Sheets
10.Artificial leather fabric
11.BLACK & WHITE Writing Laminated Sheets
12.Steel(BLACK & WHITE Paint)
13.Cork board
Design Challenge
In 2018, when Fontworks celebrated our 25th anniversary, have formulated a tag line called “Character More Freely” with all our employees, and have been developing specific business activities over the past year. The fonts that Fontworks have consistently provided since our founding are also evolving at a tremendous speed in the environment in which they are used. From paper media to the on-screen era, there are also many such as AR / VR. It extends to dimensions. In addition to creating a typeface that is optimal for the environment in which characters are displayed, it is essential to develop technologies that take into account the environment of the customer being used.
Considering their history and beliefs, it was difficult to give an answer on what the future should be like with their approval.
Research
We used various spreadsheet matrices to extract the root of the design.
Fusing the past and the present to find out what the future should be.
Both conventional and latest are needed, Hybridize them to create a new standard.
Inspiration
On the there is an initial “C” -shaped desk that is common to keywords such as “Creative and Collaboration” that are necessary for a new office environment. In addition, a large display that is always connected to Creative Lab from Fukuoka is installed in the center of the wall to enable active communication between the two sites in online. At the entrance, there was a stair-shaped bench and display, and a space for casual communication with people outside the company was created while ensuring
Project Duration
ADD:Nisshin Aoyama Building 5F, 3-4 Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan,
The project design started in Feb 2019 in Fukuoka,Japan and finished in July 2019. Construction started in Tokyo in Aug 2019 and finished in Dec 2019.
Operation Flow
The characters have changed from handdraft typefaces to digital fonts with the times, but both co-exist without changing.
Analog and digital, Traditional and new technologies...
People change, but the essence does not change.
Considers the essence of mankind and expressed office space design from the font.
Team Members
1.Tomohiro Katsuki : PRISM DESIGN
2.Masanori Kobayashi : PRISM DESIGN
3.Yao Di : PRISM DESIGN
4.Naoki Ohtake : Design Studio GAKU
Image Credits
All Photo Image : PHOTOGRAPHER,Katsumi Hirabayashi

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