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Shape Grammars Aklat by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Aklat by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Aklat by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Aklat by Jannis Maroscheck
Shape Grammars Aklat by Jannis Maroscheck

Ginto Heneratibo · 2022

Shape Grammars Aklat

by Jannis Maroscheck

  • A' Design Award na Ginto 2022 in Heneratibo
  • CLIENT: Jannis Maroscheck
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 229,472
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About Shape Grammars Aklat

Ang Shape Grammars ay isang handbook ng designer tungkol sa mga generative na hugis. Sinusuri ng aklat kung paano maaaring i-mass produce ang mga natatanging piyesa. Labindalawang production system ang dinisenyo at na-program upang makabuo ng walang limitasyong bilang ng mga indibidwal na graphic na hugis. Ang soft-bound na katalogo ay naglalaman ng 836 na pahina at nagpapakita ng 150,000 na nabuong hugis, na inayos mula sa mahigpit na geometriko hanggang sa organikong malaya. Parehong ang nilalaman at ang layout ay ginawa gamit ang custom na generative software. Ipinapakita ng Shape Grammars ang ilang potensyal at limitasyon ng generative design at nagsisilbing pinagmumulan ng inspirasyon sa mesa ng trabaho.

About the A' Design Award na Ginto

Ang Shape Grammars Aklat ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Ginto, isang napakaprestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong pangunahing-uri, kahanga-hanga at namumukod-tangi. Ang mga nagwagi ng Ginto ay mga likhang lubhang makabago, may pananaw at nakasisilaw sa karilagan na sumasalamin sa talino, karunungan at husay ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Shape Grammars Aklat ay isang lubos na pinupuri, nagtatakda-ng-uso at monumental na imbensyon na naghahatid ng walang kapantay na halaga. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Ginto ay isang kahanga-hanga at iginagalang na proyekto na lubos na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Shape Grammars Aklat ay lumilikha ng matinding damdamin ng pagnanais, gumigising ng damdamin, nagpapasigla ng pagkamalikhain at nakahuhumaling sa atin.

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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.
Patents
© 2020 – 2021 slanted publishers & Jannis Maroscheck
Image Credits
all images by Jannis Maroscheck

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