Arch-able Kiletea by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Arch-able Kiletea by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Michoro, Picha na Mawasiliano ya Kuona Competition Category.

ShabaMchoro· 2020

Arch-able Kiletea

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: Arch-Able

Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Mchoro Category

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The Design

About Arch-able Kiletea

Arch-able ni kiletea cha stencil kilichobuniwa kwa ajili ya utengenezaji wa kidijitali. Kiletea hiki kinasaidia jukwaa la Arch-able, ambalo huhifadhi na kusambaza data za kidijitali za miundo ya wasanifu majengo. Seti ya herufi inajumuisha herufi 26, namba 10 na alama 26. Kona zote zimerundwa mviringo, ili vifaa kama vichimba, mashine za leza na zana nyingine ziweze kufikia na kufuata kila kona. Vileta vingi vya stencil vina kona za pembe za kulia ambazo haziwezi kuchongwa. Arch-able huondoa kikwazo hicho na kuwasaidia wanaoanza kutengeneza maandishi ya pande tatu kwa kutumia zana za kawaida.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award

Arch-able Kiletea ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Arch-able Kiletea inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Arch-able Kiletea hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.

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.