TMD Journal Prìomh Dhleastanas: Iris le Tomohiro Kaji

Tha TMD Journal Prìomh Dhleastanas: Iris le Tomohiro Kaji na bhuannaiche air leth urramach anns an fharpais chliùitich 2026 Duais Airgid A' Design Award ann an Roinn Farpais Dealbhadh Meadhanan Clò-bhuailte agus Foillsichte.

AirgeadClò-bhualadh· 2026

TMD Journal Prìomh Dhleastanas: Iris

le Tomohiro Kaji

Neach-ceannach: Tomodachi Ltd.

Buannaiche Duais Airgid A' Design Award ann an Roinn Clò-bhualadh

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An Dealbhadh

Mu dheidhinn TMD Journal Prìomh Dhleastanas: Iris

Teacsa an Leabhair: Bidh TMD Journal a' sgrùdadh dealbhadh chlò-thìopaichean chan ann mar sgeadachadh lèirsinneach ach mar shiostam structaraichte a chuireas brìgh air dòigh. Mar fhreagairt do chleachdadh farsaing chruthan-clò didseatach mar mhaoin aig ìre uachdar, tha am foillseachadh ag ath-shuidheachadh clò-eòlas mar mheadhan airson smaoineachadh agus conaltradh a thogail. Bidh gach caibideil a' taisbeanadh siostam clò tùsail tro a bhun-bheachd, a loidsig structarail agus a cho-theacsa iomchaidh, a' sealltainn mar a thèid co-dhùnaidhean clò-thìopaidh eadar-theangachadh gu cruth agus cleachdadh. Tha an iris a' toirt seachad frèam airson clò a thuigsinn mar phàirt ghnìomhach ann am branndadh agus conaltradh.

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Mu dheidhinn Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha TMD Journal Prìomh Dhleastanas: Iris air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi TMD Journal Prìomh Dhleastanas: Iris na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha TMD Journal Prìomh Dhleastanas: Iris na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

Air Cùl an Dealbhaidh

Pasgan Naidheachd

Creideasan, buill sgioba agus fiosrachadh teicnigeach a chuir an dealbhaiche ri chèile.

Feartan Sònraichte: 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.
Tomhasan & Pacadh: 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages
Tagaichean: Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
Teicneòlas Cinneasachaidh: 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.
Dùbhlan Dealbhaidh: 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.
Rannsachadh: 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
Brosnachadh: 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.
Faid a' Phròiseict: 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.
Sruth Obrachaidh: 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.
Buill na Sgioba: Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia
Creideasan Dhealbhan: Images: Tomodachi Ltd