TMD Journal Mahi Matua: Moheni nā Tomohiro Kaji

Ko te hoahoa TMD Journal Mahi Matua: Moheni nā Tomohiro Kaji he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2026 A' Design Award Hiriwa i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Tā me ngā Pāpāho Whakaputa.

HiriwaTā· 2026

TMD Journal Mahi Matua: Moheni

nā Tomohiro Kaji

Kiritaki: Tomodachi Ltd.

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa i te Wāhanga Tā

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Ngā Tae

Te Hoahoa

Mō TMD Journal Mahi Matua: Moheni

Kōrero Pukapuka: Ka tirotirohia e te TMD Journal te hoahoa momotuhi ehara i te mea he āhua ataata engari he pūnaha kua whakaraupapatia hei whakarite i te tikanga. Hei whakautu ki te whakamahinga whānui o ngā momotuhi matihiko hei rawa mata noa, ka whakanoho anō e te pukapuka nei te momotuhi hei huarahi mō te hanga whakaaro me te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero. Ka whakaaturia e ia upoko he pūnaha momotuhi taketake mā tōna ariā, tōna arorau hanganga me tōna horopaki whakamahi, e whakaatu ana pēhea te whakawhiti o ngā whakatau momotuhi ki te āhua me te whakamahinga. Ka whakaratohia e te hautaka he anga mō te mārama ki te momotuhi hei wāhanga hohe i roto i te waitohu me te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko TMD Journal Mahi Matua: Moheni te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko TMD Journal Mahi Matua: Moheni he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko TMD Journal Mahi Matua: Moheni he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

I Muri i te Hoahoa

Kete Pāpāho

Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake: 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.
Inenga & Pēketanga: 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages
Tūtohu: Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
Hangarau Whakanao: 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.
Wero Hoahoa: 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.
Rangahau: 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
Whakaaweawe: 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.
Roanga o te Kaupapa: 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.
Rerenga Mahi: 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.
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū: Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia
Whakamana Whakaahua: Images: Tomodachi Ltd