Nel
Typeface for Jasper Nijssen
This typeface is developed with the designer in mind. Nel is a modern typeface with lots of options. The Regular version consists of Uppercase and lowercase letters, and quite a few other punctuation marks. The Nel Brickbuild is a playful stencil version and the Nel Dots is a dotted typeface. The Nel also has a light and heavy style with corresponding fun versions. Icons (an all icon font) has been its most recent member. There are nine options in total to mix and match while designing awesome prints, posters, logos, websites, or identities. One family. For designers.
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Nel Typeface Translations
Proudly offering Nel project translations in several languages: Lettertipe AF, Shkronja E Shkruar SQ, የፊደል አጻጻፍ AM, محرف AR, Տառատեսակ HY, Şrift AZ, Letra EU, Шрыфт BE, টাইপফেস BN, Font BS, Шрифт BG, စာလုံးပုံစံ MY, Tipografia CA, Typeface CEB, Typeface NY, 字體 ZY, 字体 ZH, Tipografia CO, Pismo HR, Typ Písma CS, Skrifttype DA, Lettertype NL, Tiparo EO, Kirjatüüp ET, Kirjasintyyppi FI, Police De Caractères FR, Cruth-Clò GD, A Tipografía GL, შრიფტი KA, Schrift DE, Γραμματοσειρά EL, ટાઇપફેસ GU, Tipografi HT, Typeface HA, Kikokikona HAW, גופן HE, टाइपफेस HI, Hom Ntawv HMN, Betűtípus HU, Leturgerð IS, Typeface IG, Jenis Huruf ID, Cló-Aghaidh GA, Carattere Tipografico IT, 書体 JA, Jinis Huruf JV, ಟೈಪ್ಫೇಸ್ KN, Шрифт KK, ពុម្ពអក្សរ KM, Imyandikire RW, 서체 KO, Tîp KU, Шрифт KY, ຕົວພິມ LO, Typeface LA, Burtveidols LV, Šriftas LT, Schrëft LB, Фонт MK, Endri-Tsoratra MG, Muka Taip MS, ടൈപ്പ്ഫേസ് ML, Tipa MT, Momotuhi MI, टाइपफेस MR, Үсгийн Хэлбэр MN, टाइपफेस NE, Skrifttype NO, ଟାଇପ୍ଫେସ୍ OR, ټایپفیس PS, تایپ فیس FA, Krój Pisma PL, Tipo De Letra PT, ਟਾਈਪਫੇਸ PA, Fontul RO, Шрифт RU, Mataitusi SM, Фонт SR, Typeface SN, ٽائپفيس SD, අකුරු මුහුණත SI, Typ Písma SK, Pisava SL, Farta Lagu Qoro SO, Typeface ST, Tipo De Letra ES, Typeface SU, Chapa SW, Typsnitt SV, Typeface TL, Шрифт TG, எழுத்து வடிவம் TA, Тип TT, టైప్ఫేస్ TE, แบบอักษร TH, Yazı Tipi TR, Görnüşi TK, Шрифт UK, ٹائپ فیس UR, Typeface UG, Shrift UZ, Kiểu Chữ VI, Ffurfdeip CY, Lettertype FY, Ubuso Bochwethezo XH, טיפּ YI, Typeface YO, I-Typeface ZU, Typeface EN, tailored for your needs.
Nel Typeface Media Articles
Ready-to-feature articles on Nel are available in these languages: Hindi, Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, English, German, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Arabic (Standard), Spanish, Korean, Indonesian, Japanese and Russian, for your convenience.
Unique Properties
This typeface is developed with the designer in mind. Nel is a modern typeface with lots of options. The Regular version consists of UPPERCASE and lowercase letters, and quite a few other punctuation marks. The Nel Brickbuild is a playful stencil version and the Nel Dots is a dotted typeface. The Nel also has a light and heavy style with corresponding fun versions. There are nine options in total to mix and match while designing awesome prints, posters, logos, websites, or identities.
Tags
font, typeface, decorative, playful, letterdesign,
Production Technology
The first sketches were doodles drawn on a lazy Sunday. Those doodles became a grid. The Regular consists of a width of three units and a height of nine units. Each unit is made up of a square of three by three subunits. The Light removes one sub-unit on either side to create a much thinner line and the Heavy adds a sub-unit. The fun, display styles are playful twists designed upon this base.
Design Challenge
The whole Nel is based on the same grid, and design choices. So the design process of the letters went quite smoothly. This was strengthened by the fact that some letters share quite a few similarities (the b > d > p > q). Some are harder to fit in (the k and x). The main challenge was is defining the whitespace between the letters (kerning). The space needs to be different between every letter to look the same. There are quite a few combinations, so this takes a lot of time and effort.
Project Duration
The main part of this project finished in January 2019 and is available on MyFonts.com. Although once in a while it gets an update. For example: Icons (an all icon font) has been added this February.
Operation Flow
One of the hardest parts of designing a coherent layout is choosing which fonts to use. Nel solves this problem. All styles have their own characteristics, but they're all based on the same design choices. So all options can be mixed and matched with ease. Icons (the all icon font) has an extra. It's possible to combine glyphs. Example: When you type the capital i and 3, there's a bus and a silhouette. When you type the number sign (above the 3) instead of a 3, the human is inside the bus.
Inspiration
During the "mixing and matching" of a few typefaces, the question arose: Wouldn't it be nice for a typeface to have a regular style for the body text and some eccentric, fun versions for headers or high-lighted text? This typeface would make it possible to use different styles and still be coherent.
Image Credits
All images: Designer Jasper Nijssen, Visuals WBP Nel, 2022.
Project Overview
Nel Typeface has been a Silver winner in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Jasper Nijssen was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work Nel Typeface.
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