Shape Grammars Kniha by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Kniha by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Zlatá cena A' Design Award in Generatívny dizajn Competition Category.

ZlatáGeneratívny dizajn· 2022

Shape Grammars Kniha

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

Zlatá cena A' Design Award Winner in Generatívny dizajn Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Kniha

Shape Grammars je dizajnérska príručka o generatívnych tvaroch. Kniha skúma, ako možno sériovo vyrábať jedinečné kusy. Dvanásť produkčných systémov bolo navrhnutých a naprogramovaných tak, aby generovali neobmedzený počet individuálnych grafických tvarov. Katalóg v mäkkej väzbe má 836 strán a predstavuje 150 000 vygenerovaných tvarov, zoradených od prísne geometrických až po organicky voľné. Obsah aj grafická úprava boli vytvorené pomocou vlastného generatívneho softvéru. Shape Grammars ukazuje niektoré možnosti a obmedzenia generatívneho dizajnu a slúži ako zdroj inšpirácie na pracovnom stole.

The Recognition

About the Zlatá cena A' Design Award

Shape Grammars Kniha je laureát Zlatej ceny A' Design Award, nesmierne prestížneho uznania udeľovaného prvotriednym, úžasným a vynikajúcim dizajnom. Laureáti Zlatej ceny sú mimoriadne inovatívne, vizionárske a žiarivo oslnivé výtvory, ktoré odrážajú génia, múdrosť a majstrovstvo svojich dizajnérov. Od Shape Grammars Kniha sa očakáva, že bude vysoko chváleným, trendotvorným a monumentálnym vynálezom, ktorý prináša bezprecedentnú hodnotu. Tento dizajn ocenený Zlatou cenou A' Design Award je pôsobivé, rešpektované dielo, ktoré vo veľkej miere prináša úžitok a posúva hranice umenia, vedy, dizajnu a technológie. Shape Grammars Kniha vyvoláva intenzívne pocity túžby, prebúdza vášeň, povzbudzuje kreativitu a fascinuje nás.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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