Arch-able Тип на фонт by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Бронзена награда A' Design Award in Графички дизајн, илустрација и визуелна комуникација Competition Category.
БронзенаГрафика· 2020
Arch-able Тип на фонт
by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi
Client: Arch-Able
Бронзена награда A' Design Award Winner in Графика Category
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About Arch-able Тип на фонт
Arch-able е шаблонски (stencil) фонт дизајниран за дигитална изработка. Фонтот ја поддржува платформата Arch-able, која архивира и дистрибуира дигитални податоци за дизајните на архитекти. Сетот на карактери вклучува 26 букви, 10 броеви и 26 симболи. Сите агли се заоблени, така што свредла, ласерски сечачи и други алатки можат да допрат и да ги следат сите агли. Многу шаблонски фонтови имаат прави агли кои не можат да се гравираат. Arch-able го отстранува тоа ограничување и им помага на почетниците да создаваат тродимензионални натписи со вообичаени алатки.
The Recognition
About the Бронзена награда A' Design Award
Arch-able Тип на фонт е добитник на Бронзената награда A' Design Award, високо престижно признание што се доделува на извонредни дизајни што се одликуваат со креативност, генијалност и лукавост. Бронзените добитници се доволно вешти и воодушевувачки креативни творби што го потврдуваат огромното искуство, имагинација и снаодливост на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Arch-able Тип на фонт да биде високо ценет, восхитуван и сакан предмет, значајно професионален и иновативен. Овој дизајн со Бронзена награда ги вклучува најдобрите практики во уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата и се одликува со внимание кон деталите. Arch-able Тип на фонт одлично ги задоволува потребите, ги допира желбите, ги маѓепсува чувствата и ја буди љубопитноста.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- ARCH-ABLE is a platform to archive and distribute digital data of architects’ designs. Anyone can download and reproduce architects’ designs as long as they are following the creative commons license.
This typeface is digital fabrication friendly because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded for all drill bits, laser cutter, and other tools.
It makes all users comfortable to reproduce their products easier. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 26 letters, 10 numbers, and 26 symbols
- Tags
- Typeface, Typography, DigitalFabrication, GeometricDesign, Simple, Idea,GraphicDesign, Future, Friendly, Japan
- Production Technology
- People had a problem about making 3D typography because it must have stencil style. And some stencil typefaces couldn’t engrave all corners even inside or outside because they have right angle corners.
So ARCH-ABLE typeface solved all issues for making 3D typography because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded especially for all drill bits. - Design Challenge
- This typeface structure has very strict rules. It was really hard to make all the characters. It should be all rounded, 45 degrees, geometric, 4x6, stencil style, and stylish. So we have to make it conceptual but keep it beautiful typeface as well. It was a very important thing.
- Research
- One day I had a chat with one of my friend who is an architect in Japan. He told me that Almost times I couldn’t engrave the corners of typefaces because they have right angle corners. That was the starting point.
We started to search so many stencil style typefaces all over the world through internet. Then we figured out we have to make all rounded corners typeface for all digital fabrication creators. - Inspiration
- Nowadays Digital fabrication DIY culture is a boom in Japan. Almost users can use digital fabrication tools but they can’t make original stencil typeface for it. This typeface is digital fabrication friendly and beginner-friendly as well.
- Project Duration
- This project term was from November 2018 to January 2020 in Tokyo, JAPAN.
- Operation Flow
- People had a problem about making 3D typography because it must have stencil style. And some stencil typefaces couldn’t engrave all corners even inside or outside because they have right angle corners.
So this typeface is digital fabrication friendly because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded for all drill bits, laser cutter and other tools. It means all drill bit can reach and fit all rounded corners.
It makes all users comfortable to make their products easier. - Patents
- Copyrights belong to BANANA inc., 2020
- Team Members
- Art Director: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Tomoki Mitsuhashi - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020.
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