Shape Grammars Boek by Jannis Maroscheck

Goud Generatief · 2022

Shape Grammars Boek

by Jannis Maroscheck

A' Design Award in Goud 2022 in Generatief
CLIENT: Jannis Maroscheck
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About Shape Grammars Boek

Shape Grammars is een handboek voor ontwerpers over generatieve vormen. Het boek onderzoekt hoe unieke stukken in massaproductie kunnen worden vervaardigd. Twaalf productiesystemen werden ontworpen en geprogrammeerd om een onbeperkt aantal individuele grafische vormen te genereren. De catalogus met zachte kaft telt 836 pagina's en presenteert 150.000 gegenereerde vormen, gesorteerd van strikt geometrisch tot organisch vrij. Zowel de inhoud als de lay-out werden geproduceerd met op maat gemaakte generatieve software. Shape Grammars toont enkele mogelijkheden en beperkingen van generatief ontwerp en dient als inspiratiebron op het bureau.

About the A' Design Award in Goud

Shape Grammars Boek is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Goud, een immens prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan eersteklas, schitterende en uitmuntende ontwerpen. Winnaars in Goud zijn uiterst innovatieve, zeer visionaire en glamoureus verblindende creaties die het genie, de wijsheid en de bekwaamheid van hun ontwerpers weerspiegelen. Shape Grammars Boek wordt verwacht een zeer geprezen, trendzettende en monumentale uitvinding te zijn die ongekende waarde levert. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Goud heeft gewonnen, is een spectaculair, gerespecteerd project dat enorm baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Shape Grammars Boek wekt intense gevoelens van verlangen, roept passie op, moedigt creativiteit aan en fascineert ons.

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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