日本語のリズムとタイポグラフィ
Book Design,
Non-client work
2025
己の美の基準である「リズム」の正体は何か。解説本とウェブアプリケーションを通じ、日本語の表記体系に宿るリズムの正体、そして日本語タイポグラフィへの結節点を探った。140ページにわたる解説本では、リズムとは何かというところから、日本語という言語に内包されたリズム、読むという行為におけるリズム、そして声のリズムを記すための様々な試行錯誤を時系列ではなくリズム別に編集した章に分かれている。見開きを抜粋し、視覚的な物量として日本語の持っている造形的な多様性を感じられる展示空間とした。これら膨大なリサーチから、現代における日本語表記の中のリズムを「斑」に見出し、組版における文字の濃度を視覚化するアプリケーション「表記リズムビジュアライザー」を制作した。武蔵野美術大学視覚伝達デザイン学科卒業制作展2024にて優秀賞を受賞。
The concept of “rhythm,” which serves as the standard for one's sense of aesthetics, is explored in depth in this work. Through an explanatory book and a web application, the essence of rhythm inherent in the Japanese writing system and its connection to Japanese typography are investigated. The 140-page explanatory book begins with a discussion of what rhythm is, delving into the rhythms embedded in the Japanese language, the rhythms involved in the act of reading, and various experiments aimed at capturing the rhythms of speech. These are organized not chronologically but by rhythm-specific themes across different chapters. Selected double-page spreads are used to create an exhibition space that visually showcases the morphological diversity inherent in the Japanese language as a form of visual abundance.From this extensive research, the project identifies “unevenness”(斑)as the rhythm within contemporary Japanese writing. Building on this, a web application called the "Graytone Rhythm Visualizer" was developed, which visualizes the density of characters in typesetting. This work was awarded the Excellence Prize at the 2024 Degree Show of the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University.
Client
Non-client work
Year
2025
Size
297mm×390mm (Book), Onscreen
Typefaces
Research, Design
Shunsuke Kudo
Research Mentor
Prof. Yoshihisa Shirai
Photography
Shunsuke Kudo
Interior Design
Shunsuke Kudo, Suzuna Ishiyama
Installation
Suzuna Ishiyama, Chiharu Kato, Hinata Sato, Reo Takeoka, Takuma Hamamura, Kanata Fukuma, Ei Maruo, Fuka Mimori, Gaku Myojin, Yurara Yabe
Support for Writing Notation
Kanata Fukuma, Fuka Mimori
Acknowledgment
Aoi Nishimura, Musashino Art University Museum & Library, 夕やけ小やけふれあいの里
Website
Printing
國分印刷, 武蔵野美術大学世界堂
Venue
Musashino Art University 10-312A
Exhibition Date
Jan 16th - Jan 19th, 2025