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Sasu 28

Yuichiro Katsumoto

TDC PrizeTokyo TDC2026Experimental TypographyPhotographic
Tokyo TDC · 2026

Sasu 28

Yuichiro Katsumoto

TDC Prize · official source below
Hook
A four-frame board of object documentation: a straight-on view of four black modular boxes on a wooden table forming digits, an angled view of the same modules, a dark close-up of the surface field, and a raking side view.
Hierarchy
The frontal frame with legible digits is read first, the angled views second as explanation, and the dark texture frame last.
Energy
Characters are formed physically out of short pale sticks protruding from black panels, so glyphs read as seven-segment-like assemblies of straight strokes rather than as drawn or typeset letters.
Transfer
When a letterform depends on a mechanism, always pair the readable frontal state with an oblique view that exposes the structure, and rely on strong value contrast so fine strokes survive a dark ground.

Why it works

Documenting the same object frontally and obliquely lets one asset show both the legible result and the physical system producing it, and the extreme value contrast keeps thin strokes visible on black.

What to borrow

When a letterform depends on a mechanism, always pair the readable frontal state with an oblique view that exposes the structure, and rely on strong value contrast so fine strokes survive a dark ground.

Look closer

CompositionOpen

A four-frame board of object documentation: a straight-on view of four black modular boxes on a wooden table forming digits, an angled view of the same modules, a dark close-up of the surface field, and a raking side view. The frames form an even 2×2 grid.

TypographyOpen

Characters are formed physically out of short pale sticks protruding from black panels, so glyphs read as seven-segment-like assemblies of straight strokes rather than as drawn or typeset letters.

HierarchyOpen

The frontal frame with legible digits is read first, the angled views second as explanation, and the dark texture frame last.

Image strategyOpen

Photography is used to explain a mechanism: the front view shows the readable state, while the angled and raking frames reveal the depth and physical protrusion that make the characters possible.

Color strategyOpen

Black panels and pale sticks with a warm wood tone beneath; the palette is almost entirely two values plus one warm neutral, and the pale strokes are the only bright element.

Still to be written: Concept · Negative space · Texture · Production

Notes by POSTER INDEX — observational analysis from official Tokyo TDC asset

Source + details
Year
2026
Source
Tokyo Type Directors Club
Edition
Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2026
Competition
RGB Experimental Work
Award
TDC Prize
Country
Not recorded
Type
Not recorded
Theme
Not recorded
Style
Experimental Typography, Photographic
Typography
Not analyzed yet
Colour
Not analyzed yet
Density
Not analyzed yet
Imagery
Not analyzed yet
Provenance
Verified · official source
Source note
Client: Non Client · Category: RGB Experimental Work
Image
External hotlink
Image note
Official Tokyo TDC asset · external hotlink · not owned by POSTER INDEX
Image credit
Tokyo Type Directors Club
Record ID
tdc-2026-008-sasu-28

Source URL: https://tokyotypedirectorsclub.org/en/news/tdc2026-results/

Image source: https://tokyotypedirectorsclub.org/en/news/tdc2026-results/

Designers: Yuichiro Katsumoto

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