TMD Journal Galuega Autu: Mekasini e Tomohiro Kaji

O le mamanu TMD Journal Galuega Autu: Mekasini e Tomohiro Kaji o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2026 A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Lolomi.

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TMD Journal Galuega Autu: Mekasini

na mamanuina e Tomohiro Kaji

Tagata Fa'atau: Tomodachi Ltd.

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Lolomi

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia TMD Journal Galuega Autu: Mekasini

Tusitusiga a le Tusi: O le TMD Journal e su'esu'e le mamanuina o mataitusi e le o se faafoliga vaaia ae o se faiga faavae e faatulaga ai le uiga. I le tali atu i le faaaogaina lautele o mataitusi fa'atekonolosi e fai ma tomai i luga o le fogaeleele, o loʻo toe tuʻuina e le lomiga le tusitusiga o mataitusi e fai ma auala mo le fausiaina o mafaufauga ma feso'ota'iga. O vaega taitasi e faʻaalia ai se faiga fou o mataitusi e ala i lona autu faʻavae, faʻavae logika ma tulaga faʻaoga, e faʻaalia ai le auala e faʻaliliu ai filifiliga o mataitusi i foliga ma le faʻaaogaina. O le tusi e maua ai se faavae mo le malamalama i mataitusi o se vaega toaga i le faailoga ma feso'ota'iga.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai TMD Journal Galuega Autu: Mekasini, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina TMD Journal Galuega Autu: Mekasini e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. TMD Journal Galuega Autu: Mekasini o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: TMD Journal positions typefaces as systems that organise meaning rather than visual styles. Each typeface is examined through its conceptual premise, structural logic and applied context within a unified publication.

By combining original type development with editorial analysis, the journal establishes a framework where typography is not presented as form, but understood as a system that shapes communication, identity and interpretation.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages
Fa'ailoga: Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: The publication is constructed as a sequence of chapters, each dedicated to a distinct type system. The editorial structure follows a consistent progression from concept to structure to application.

This method translates abstract typographic ideas into a readable system, allowing relationships between design decisions and communication outcomes to become visible through use rather than explanation.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: The primary challenge was translating conceptual typographic research into a coherent editorial system. Typefaces informed by historical structures needed to function within a contemporary format while maintaining clarity and usability.

Balancing conceptual depth with readability required continuous iteration. Maintaining consistency across multiple type systems while preserving their individual logic was critical to achieving both coherence and distinction.
Su'esu'ega: Type of Research
Practice based research in typographic systems and communication design

Objective
To examine how typefaces construct meaning and function within branding and editorial contexts

Methodology
Comparative analysis of historical typography and experimental type development

Process and Tools
Archival references, typographic specimens and digital type design software

Outcome
A publication demonstrating how typographic structure influences communication

Impact
Provides a framework for integrating typography into branding systems
Fa'aosofia: In the digital era, typefaces are increasingly consumed as visual surfaces detached from the ideas they were originally designed to express. Historically, typography functioned as a medium for structuring thought and communication.

This project begins with a question: can type operate again as a system that carries meaning rather than appearance. Drawing from typographic history and calligraphic traditions, TMD Journal reconsiders the role of type as an active structure within communication.
Umi o le Poloketi: The typefaces were developed between March 2023 and September 2025. Editorial research and design were conducted in parallel.

The journal was completed and published in November 2025 in Kamakura, Japan.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: The journal is read sequentially through chapters, each focusing on a typeface. Readers move from conceptual explanation to structural breakdown and then to application examples.

This structure allows readers to actively understand how typographic decisions influence meaning, shifting the experience from passive viewing to analytical reading.
Sui o le 'Au: Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: Images: Tomodachi Ltd