Arch-able Ẹ̀rọ Àkọ́wé by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àwòrán, Àpèjúwe àti Ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ Ojú-Ìwòran Competition Category.
IdẹÀwòrán· 2020
Arch-able Ẹ̀rọ Àkọ́wé
by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi
Client: Arch-Able
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Àwòrán Category
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About Arch-able Ẹ̀rọ Àkọ́wé
Arch-able jẹ́ ẹ̀rọ àkọ́wé stencil tí a ṣe fún iṣẹ́ ìṣèdá dígítà. Ẹ̀rọ àkọ́wé yìí ń ṣe ìrànlọ́wọ́ fún páńpẹ́ Arch-able, èyí tí ó ń pa àwọn dátà dígítà ti àwọn àpẹẹrẹ àwọn onímọ̀ ilé-iṣẹ́ mọ́ tí ó sì ń pín wọn kiri. Àkójọ àwọn àmì náà ní lẹ́tà 26, nọ́mbà 10 àti àmì 26 mìíràn. Gbogbo igun ni a ti rí i pọ̀nran (rounded), kí àwọn ohun èlò bí drill bits, laser cutters àti àwọn irinṣẹ́ mìíràn lè dé ọ̀dọ̀ gbogbo igun kí wọ́n sì tẹ̀lé wọn. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀rọ àkọ́wé stencil ní àwọn igun tí ó tọ́ (right angle) tí a kò lè fín. Arch-able ti mú ìdíwọ́ yìí kúrò, ó sì ń ràn àwọn tí ń bẹ̀rẹ̀ lọ́wọ́ láti ṣe àwọn lẹ́tà onípẹ̀tà mẹ́ta (three-dimensional) pẹ̀lú àwọn irinṣẹ́ tí ó wọ́pọ̀.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Arch-able Ẹ̀rọ Àkọ́wé jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Arch-able Ẹ̀rọ Àkọ́wé yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Arch-able Ẹ̀rọ Àkọ́wé ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
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.
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