Alphabets Patrick Nell is an independent type foundry offering bespoke typefaces and typographic consultancy alongside a select range of retail releases.
Our designs are informed by in-depth creative and theoretical research. In developing them, we draw on historical and contemporary influences from within and beyond the field of typography, while remaining attentive to the visual tropes that shape how text is seen. Each typeface undergoes thorough testing against technical and aesthetic criteria, with an emphasis on refinement and enduring quality over rapid release. Our typefaces offer extensive character sets, advanced OpenType features, and broad language support. We strive to contribute to the typographic landscape while developing striking and reliable designs suitable for both print and digital media—typefaces we love to use ourselves!
Member of ATypI—Association Typographique Internationale.
Patrick Nell
Patrick Nell is a type designer from Vienna, Austria. With over twenty-five years of experience in graphic design and creative direction, working across digital and analog media, he has consistently placed typography at the core of his award-winning practice.
Patrick also holds a master’s degree in political science and is particularly interested in social movements and their relationship to art—a perspective that informs his understanding of the history, craft, and role of typography. He views design as a triad, convinced that its functions—technical-practical, formal-aesthetic, and social-symbolic—are not mutually exclusive and that the most compelling designs address all three dimensions.
In 2023, he established Alphabets Patrick Nell to publish his retail typefaces.
For general inquiries, font support, more typefaces, or new commissions, please write to alphabets@alphabetspatricknell.com.
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