Designet TMD Journal Primary Function: Magasin av Tomohiro Kaji er en høyt verdsatt vinner av den svært prestisjetunge 2026 A' Design Award i Sølv i konkurransekategorien Trykt og publisert mediadesign.
SølvTrykk· 2026
TMD Journal Primary Function: Magasin
Klient: Tomodachi Ltd.
Vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv i kategorien Trykk
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Om TMD Journal Primary Function: Magasin
Book Text: TMD Journal undersøker skriftdesign ikke som visuell styling, men som et strukturert system som organiserer mening. Som svar på den utbredte bruken av digitale skrifttyper som overflatiske ressurser, reposisjonerer publikasjonen typografi som et medium for å konstruere tanke og kommunikasjon. Hvert kapittel presenterer et originalt skriftsystem gjennom dets konseptuelle premiss, strukturelle logikk og anvendte kontekst, og viser hvordan typografiske beslutninger oversettes til form og bruk. Tidsskriftet gir et rammeverk for å forstå skrift som en aktiv komponent i merkevarebygging og kommunikasjon.
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Om A' Design Award i Sølv
TMD Journal Primary Function: Magasin er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. TMD Journal Primary Function: Magasin forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. TMD Journal Primary Function: Magasin er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.
Bak designet
Pressepakke
Krediteringer, teammedlemmer og tekniske detaljer levert av designeren.
- Unike egenskaper
- 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. - Dimensjoner og emballasje
- 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages - Stikkord
- Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
- Produksjonsteknologi
- 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. - Designutfordring
- 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. - Forskning
- 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 - Inspirasjon
- 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. - Prosjektvarighet
- 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. - Driftsflyt
- 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. - Teammedlemmer
- Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia - Bildekreditering
- Images: Tomodachi Ltd
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