Shape Grammars Knjiga by Jannis Maroscheck

Shape Grammars Knjiga by Jannis Maroscheck is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Zlata nagrada A' Design Award in Generativno, algoritemsko, parametrično in z UI podprto oblikovanje Competition Category.

ZlataGenerativno· 2022

Shape Grammars Knjiga

by Jannis Maroscheck

Client: Jannis Maroscheck

Zlata nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Generativno Category

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The Design

About Shape Grammars Knjiga

Shape Grammars je oblikovalski priročnik o generativnih oblikah. Knjiga raziskuje, kako je mogoče unikatne izdelke množično proizvajati. Dvanajst produkcijskih sistemov je bilo zasnovanih in programiranih za generiranje neomejenega števila individualnih grafičnih oblik. Mehko vezani katalog obsega 836 strani in predstavlja 150.000 generiranih oblik, razvrščenih od strogo geometričnih do organsko svobodnih. Tako vsebina kot postavitev sta bili ustvarjeni s prilagojeno generativno programsko opremo. Shape Grammars prikazuje nekatere potenciale in omejitve generativnega oblikovanja ter služi kot vir navdiha na delovni mizi.

The Recognition

About the Zlata nagrada A' Design Award

Shape Grammars Knjiga je prejemnik Zlate nagrade A' Design Award, neizmerno prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje prvovrstnim, čudovitim in izvrstnim oblikovanjem. Prejemniki Zlate nagrade so izjemno inovativne, vizionarske in bleščeče osupljive stvaritve, ki odražajo genij, modrost in mojstrstvo svojih oblikovalcev. Od Shape Grammars Knjiga se pričakuje, da bo zelo hvaljen, trende postavljajoč in monumentalen izum, ki prinaša brezprecedenčno vrednost. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Zlato nagrado A' Design Award, je spektakularno, spoštovano delo, ki v veliki meri koristi in premika meje umetnosti, znanosti, oblikovanja in tehnologije. Shape Grammars Knjiga ustvarja intenzivna čustva želje, prebuja strast, spodbuja ustvarjalnost in nas prevzame.

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