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The origins of QUELL

Quell embodies a thought experiment: What does a geometric typeface look like with modulated stroke. Geometric typefaces, from prominent origins like Neuzeit, Futura and Erbar, feature strokes of even width.1 The visual cornerstone of such typefaces is a rational approach with dominating round features, stark angles and sharp lines. A variation of stroke width is a natural irregularity this genre has cast aside in favour of cool, calculated forms.

Recent years saw a formidable explosion of new and revived geometric typefaces, many of which infuse and enrich the genre with different tonalities. Quell is a novel attempt to bridge the gap between geometrically constructed shapes on the one hand, and modulated strokes and subtle calligraphic influence on the other hand. A prominent approach in modern typeface design is shaped by the understanding of writing tools and their effect on the marks they produce — which in turn fonts emulate and distill for typesetting. The visual tension in Quell stems from an underlying inner conflict between two tendencies: The perfectly round shapes are geometrically constructed, yet the contrast of stroke widths and oblique line terminations suggest calligraphic roots.

How this ambivalence affects the typographic impression is up to typographers using Quell — with a variable font2 the transitioning between modulated contrast and linear appearance offer unique typographic options. Linear appearance gives the text a solid and affirmative voice, whereas the modulated styles convey elegance, vibrance and a delicate tone. Quell shines when used to set display or short paragraph text.3

1. Or more correctly speaking optically corrected, thus visually appearing even
2. OpenType variable fonts are a very recent format extension allowing the use of arbitrary interpolation ranges in addition to more common weight or width scales
3. Note: Quell is a display typeface by nature. Using it in text like done here for demonstration requires extra line and letter spacing. All in all, however, Quell really is more suitable to set text large and center.

The origins of QUELL

Quell embodies a thought experiment: What does a geometric typeface look like with modulated stroke. Geometric typefaces, from prominent origins like Neuzeit, Futura and Erbar, feature strokes of even width.1 The visual cornerstone of such typefaces is a rational approach with dominating round features, stark angles and sharp lines. A variation of stroke width is a natural irregularity this genre has cast aside in favour of cool, calculated forms.

Recent years saw a formidable explosion of new and revived geometric typefaces, many of which infuse and enrich the genre with different tonalities. Quell is a novel attempt to bridge the gap between geometrically constructed shapes on the one hand, and modulated strokes and subtle calligraphic influence on the other hand. A prominent approach in modern typeface design is shaped by the understanding of writing tools and their effect on the marks they produce — which in turn fonts emulate and distill for typesetting. The visual tension in Quell stems from an underlying inner conflict between two tendencies: The perfectly round shapes are geometrically constructed, yet the contrast of stroke widths and oblique line terminations suggest calligraphic roots.

How this ambivalence affects the typographic impression is up to typographers using Quell — with a variable font2 the transitioning between modulated contrast and linear appearance offer unique typographic options. Linear appearance gives the text a solid and affirmative voice, whereas the modulated styles convey elegance, vibrance and a delicate tone. Quell shines when used to set display or short paragraph text.3

1. Or more correctly speaking optically corrected, thus visually appearing even
2. OpenType variable fonts are a very recent format extension allowing the use of arbitrary interpolation ranges in addition to more common weight or width scales
3. Note: Quell is a display typeface by nature. Using it in text like done here for demonstration requires extra line and letter spacing. All in all, however, Quell really is more suitable to set text large and center.

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Language support

With over 500 glyphs Quell supports the vast majority of languages using a latin based script.

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Glyphs from common to obscure,
covering well over 200 languages

Paral·lel Vrijdag Woźniak

Localized forms for many languages

«¿Que?» $€£₽¥₹₺₿

Punctuation support & currencies
to serve a wide range of applications

Typographic finesse

Quality typography needs more than letters and weights. Here are just some of the features and glyphs included in Quell fonts.

†¶‽©℮

Some glyphs you only miss when they are not included

? or ? — a or a

Choices beyond the standard,
see all in the specimen PDF

☙Plain pretty❧

Because sometimes the pursuit of beauty is enough of a cause in itself

Opentype features

Ligatures, number forms, smart substitutions are all included for you to make the most of typesetting with Quell fonts.

Affiliate flyfisher

Combining and non-colliding ligatures and alternates

H2O and x2

True scientific superiors and inferiors instead of ugly scaled numbers

18/27 or 2/3

Arbitrary and precomposed fractions

• single weights 29.00 9.00 € $ £
• all Contrast styles 149.00 39.00 € $ £
• all Linear styles 149.00 39.00 € $ £
• entire family 249.00 69.00 € $ £