Hönnunarverkið TMD Journal Frumhlutverk: Tímarit eftir Tomohiro Kaji er hávirt verðlaunaverk sem hlaut hin virtu 2026 A' Design Award í silfri verðlaun í keppnisflokknum Hönnun prentaðra og útgefinna miðla.
SilfurPrentun· 2026
TMD Journal Frumhlutverk: Tímarit
eftir Tomohiro Kaji
Viðskiptavinur: Tomodachi Ltd.
Handhafi A' Design Award í silfri í flokknum Prentun
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Um TMD Journal Frumhlutverk: Tímarit
Bókatexti: TMD Journal skoðar leturhönnun ekki sem sjónræna útlitsvinnu heldur sem skipulagt kerfi sem raðar merkingu. Sem svar við útbreiddri notkun stafrænna leturgerða sem yfirborðskenndra eigna, staðsetur ritið leturfræði á ný sem miðil til að byggja upp hugsun og samskipti. Hver kafli kynnir frumlegt leturkerfi í gegnum hugmyndalegar forsendur þess, byggingarlega rökvísi og hagnýtt samhengi, og sýnir hvernig leturfræðilegar ákvarðanir umbreytast í form og notkun. Tímaritið veitir ramma til að skilja letur sem virkan þátt í vörumerkjagerð og samskiptum.
Viðurkenningin
Um A' Design Award í silfri
TMD Journal Frumhlutverk: Tímarit vann A' Design Award í silfri, gífurlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er hönnunarverkum í fremstu röð, stórfallegum og áhrifamiklum. Sigurvegarar í silfri eru ákaflega snjöll og afar skapandi verk sem sýna framúrskarandi sérfræðiþekkingu, hæfileika og skarpskyggni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að TMD Journal Frumhlutverk: Tímarit sé dásamlegt sýningarverk sem er einstaklega fagmannlegt og djúpt nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í silfri er mjög athyglisverð, dáð uppfinning sem gagnast og færir mörk listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni fram á við. TMD Journal Frumhlutverk: Tímarit er mjög öfunduð sköpun sem vekur langanir, færir jákvæðar tilfinningar og kveikir undrun og aðdáun.
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- Einstakar eiginleikar
- 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. - Stærðir og umbúðir
- 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages - Merki
- Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
- Framleiðslutækni
- 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. - Hönnunaráskorun
- 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. - Rannsóknir
- 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 - Innblástur
- 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. - Lengd verkefnis
- 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. - Verkflæði
- 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. - Liðsmenn
- Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia - Myndheimildir
- Images: Tomodachi Ltd
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