Arch-able Typeface by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi |
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| DESIGN NAME: Arch-able PRIMARY FUNCTION: Typeface 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. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 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. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: 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. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: This project term was from November 2018 to January 2020 in Tokyo, JAPAN. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION 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. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 26 letters, 10 numbers, and 26 symbols TAGS: Typeface, Typography, DigitalFabrication, GeometricDesign, Simple, Idea,GraphicDesign, Future, Friendly, Japan RESEARCH ABSTRACT: 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. 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. ADDED DATE: 2020-02-18 03:02:54 TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Art Director: Miki Takafumi, Designer: Miki Takafumi and Designer: Tomoki Mitsuhashi IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020. Image #5: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020. PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to BANANA inc., 2020 |
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| Visit the following page to learn more: https://arch-able.jp/ | |||||
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NAME: ARCH-ABLE PROFILE: ARCH-ABLE is a platform to archive and distribute digital data of architects’ design. Anyone can download and reproduce architects’ design as long as they are following the creative commons license. Design of architects archivable. Design of architects reproducible. That’s why it is called ARCH-ABLE. |
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Arch-Able Typeface by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category, 2019 - 2020.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi. |
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