Shape Grammars Incwadi by Jannis Maroscheck

Igolide Okuzenzakalelayo · 2022

Shape Grammars Incwadi

by Jannis Maroscheck

Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award 2022 in Okuzenzakalelayo
CLIENT: Jannis Maroscheck
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About Shape Grammars Incwadi

I-Shape Grammars iyincwadi yesandla yomklami emayelana nezimo ezikhiqizwayo ngohlelo lwe-generative. Le ncwadi ihlola ukuthi izingcezu ezingafani zingakhiqizwa kanjani ngobuningi. Kwaklanywa futhi kwahlelwa ngekhompyutha izinhlelo zokukhiqiza eziyishumi nambili ukuze kukhiqizwe inani elingenamkhawulo lezimo zemidwebo ezizimele. Le khathalogu enesembozo esithambile inamakhasi angama-836 futhi yethula izimo ezikhiqiziwe ezingu-150,000, ezihlelwe kusukela kwezijometri ngokuqinile kuya kwezikhululekile ngokwemvelo. Kokubili okuqukethwe kanye nokuhlelwa kwamakhasi kwakhiqizwa ngesofthiwe ekhethekile yokukhiqiza. I-Shape Grammars ikhombisa amanye amathuba nemikhawulo yomklamo okhiqizayo (generative design) futhi isebenza njengomthombo wogqozi etafuleni lomsebenzi.

About the Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award

Shape Grammars Incwadi iwinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo yeklasi yokuqala, emangalisayo nephawulekile. Abawinile beGolide yimiklamo emisha kakhulu, enombono ongaphambili futhi egqamile ebonisa ubuhlakani, ukuhlakanipha nobuchule babaklami babo. Shape Grammars Incwadi ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto entsha edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka isitayela futhi ebalulekile elethe inani elingakaze libonwe. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award ungumgomo omangalisayo nohlonishwayo osiza kakhulu futhi osunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Shape Grammars Incwadi idala imizwa ejulile yesifiso, ivuse intshiseko, ikhuthaze ukudala futhi iyasiheha.

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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.
Image Credits: all images by Jannis Maroscheck