TMD Journal Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìwé Ìròyìn láti ọwọ́ Tomohiro Kaji

TMD Journal Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìwé Ìròyìn láti ọwọ́ Tomohiro Kaji jẹ́ aṣẹ́gun olókìkí púpọ̀ ti 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìdíje Àpẹẹrẹ Ìtẹ̀wé àti Àtẹ̀jáde.

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TMD Journal Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìwé Ìròyìn

látọ̀wọ́ Tomohiro Kaji

Oníbàárà: Tomodachi Ltd.

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Nípa TMD Journal Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìwé Ìròyìn

Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Ìwé Ìròyìn TMD ń ṣàyẹ̀wò àpẹrẹ àkànṣe ìtẹ̀wé kì í ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀ṣọ́ àwòrán bí kò ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bí ètò tí a ṣètò tí ń ṣàkóso ìtumọ̀. Ní ìdáhùn sí lílo àwọn àkànṣe ọ̀rọ̀ dijítà tí ó tàn kálẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwọn ohun ìní tí ó wà lórí ojú ìta, ìtẹ̀jáde náà tún fi ìtẹ̀wé sí ipò gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀nà fún kíkọ́ èrò àti ìbánisọ̀rọ̀. Orí kọ̀ọ̀kan ń fi ètò àkànṣe ìtẹ̀wé tuntun kan hàn nípasẹ̀ ìpìlẹ̀ èrò rẹ̀, ọgbọ́n ìṣètò rẹ̀ àti àyíká lílò rẹ̀, tí ń fi bí àwọn ìpinnu ìtẹ̀wé ṣe ń yí padà sí ìrísí àti lílò hàn. Ìwé ìròyìn náà ń pèsè ìlànà fún òye àpẹrẹ ìtẹ̀wé gẹ́gẹ́ bí èròjà tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ nínú ìdámọ̀ ọjà àti ìbánisọ̀rọ̀.

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Nípa Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

TMD Journal Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìwé Ìròyìn jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé TMD Journal Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìwé Ìròyìn yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. TMD Journal Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìwé Ìròyìn jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

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Àwọn ẹ̀tọ́, àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ àti àlàyé ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ tí olùṣàpẹrẹ pèsè.

Àwọn Ohun Àkànṣe: 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.
Ìwọ̀n àti Àpò: 210 × 297 mm (A4)
52 pages
Àwọn Àkọlé: Typography, Editorial Design, Type Design, Print Publication, Typographic Research, Visual Communication, Branding System, Independent Publishing, Communication Design, Design Systems
Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Ìṣelọ́pọ̀: 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.
Ìpèníjà Àpèsè: 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.
Ìwádìí: 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
Ìmísí: 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.
Àkókò Iṣẹ́ Àkànṣe: 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.
Ìlànà Ìṣiṣẹ́: 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.
Àwọn Ọmọ Ẹgbẹ́: Art Director: Tomohiro Kaji
Typeface Designer: Tomohiro Kaji
Book Designer: Tomohiro Kaji, Ivan Persoglia
Ìfọwọ́sí Àwòrán: Images: Tomodachi Ltd