Nolan Paparelli

Everett

Type design, 2014–2020

Everett emerged during my studies at ECAL, resulted as my diploma work and since then ever evolved. Everett is a contemporary and digital typeface which is the result of my own take on the grotesque genre. The font’s symmetrical structure is balanced with an organic drawing and a particular digital flavor. Strong typographic details add a high tension while still keeping a natural reading comfort, finding the right balance between a font that is graphic yet fluid. The weights variation from Hairline to Super with corresponding Italics form a coherent and versatile family offering various design solutions from magazine to poster. Further information is available in the latest specimen. TWK Everett is now available exclusively on TYPE.WELTKERN®!

Counterpoint association

Visual identity, website, 2018
with KAIROS STUDIO
Art Direction: Sebastian Vargas
Coding: Alfatih Al Zouabi

Counterpoint association is a Zurich based non-profit organisation that investigates the present through multiple art forms, create alternative narratives to foster critical thinking and mediate new territories for culture. The whole identity is constructed by bringing together the four most spoken languages in Switzerland, inspired by the aesthetics of the federal bureaucracy while adding a more contemporary, technical feeling.

Logotype for Counterpoint association designed by Nolan Paparelli in collaboration with Sebastian Vargas (KAIROS STUDIO)

Website for Counterpoint association designed by Nolan Paparelli in collaboration with Sebastian Vargas (KAIROS STUDIO)

Jana Zornik portfolio

Visual identity, website, 2018
with KAIROS STUDIO
Art Direction: Sebastian Vargas
Photography: Cécilia Poupon
Coding: Lukas Stocklin & Pablo Perez

As part of an ongoing creative collaboration with the London based designer Jana Zornik, we created a gallery within the website to showcase her work, as well as a custom typeface to highlight projects in a unique way.

Website for London based designer Jana Zornik designed by Nolan Paparelli in collaboration with Sebastian Vargas (KAIROS STUDIO)

Matière Vive

Visual identity, 2018

Modular identity system developed for Matière Vive, a Swiss based practice specialised in digital media and websites. The logotype is composed on a dots grid that allow to write their initials “MV” in various different ways, reflecting the variety of their work and the ability to adapt themselves in any kind of constraints within a project. The use of only lowercases refer to the web designer’s way of typing code.

Modular logotype, visual identity for Matière vive designed by Nolan Paparelli

Business cards, visual identity for Matière vive designed by Nolan Paparelli

Stationery, visual identity for Matière vive designed by Nolan Paparelli

Richard Strauss Festival

Type design, 2017
with HERBURG WEILAND
Art direction: Tom Ising

Custom version of my “Kunst” Didone typeface crafted to fit the identity of my “Everett” typeface commissioned by Herburg Weiland for the Richard Strauss Festival identity. The use of both fonts together as a musical notation system is the key element of their visual identity. Since this project, the “Kunst” typeface (working title) has been developed further and is still under construction.

Book designed by Herburg Weiland (Munich) as part of the visual identity developed for the Richard Strauss Festival, using Everett and Kunst fonts designed by Nolan Paparelli

Flyer designed by Herburg Weiland (Munich) as part of the visual identity developed for the Richard Strauss Festival, using Everett and Kunst fonts designed by Nolan Paparelli

Leporello designed by Herburg Weiland (Munich) as part of the visual identity developed for the Richard Strauss Festival, using Everett and Kunst fonts designed by Nolan Paparelli

Example of “Kunst”, a Didone typeface designed by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí

Type design, 2017

Diccionario Lukumí-Español offers a modern perspective on the Lukumí language, which is used mainly by the Yoruba community in Cuba during Santería ceremonies. Lukumí is an hybrid language, mixed of Spanish and African Yoruba. Commissioned by the designer Laura-Issé Tusevo, I developed a custom version of my Everett typeface for the publication. Based on the most recurrent letters in Lukumí, the typeface plays with double letters and thin punctuation, creating surprising rhythms throughout the various definitions of the dictionary.

Everett Lukumí picture n°1 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°2 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°3 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°4 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°5 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°6 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°7 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°8 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°9 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°10 by Nolan Paparelli

Everett Lukumí picture n°11 by Nolan Paparelli

Other Side

Poster, typeface, 2017

Contribution to the “Other Side” exhibition initiated by Le Cabinet SR:CH. My poster played with the bilingual and bicultural aspect of the association by highlighting a quote from Igino Marini in English and in Serbian, translated by a native-speaking friend. This contribution featured for the very first time my geometric yet playful typeface in development called “Supa” (working title).

Poster contribution designed by Nolan Paparelli for the “Other Side” project initiated by Le Cabinet SR:CH

Exhibition view of the “Other Side” project initiated by Le Cabinet SR:CH in Quartier Général (QG), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

Poster contribution designed by Nolan Paparelli featured in the “Other Side” exhibition’s book published by Le Cabinet SR:CH

Supa Black (working title) geometric yet playful typeface designed by Nolan Paparelli

Supa Hairline (working title) geometric yet playful typeface designed by Nolan Paparelli

PUCH Open Air

Visual identity, 2017
with HERBURG WEILAND
Art Direction: Tom Ising

“Familial” describes best the atmosphere of the PUCH festival. This small open air festival of Bayern stays authentic and charming, proposing every year an inevitable summer rendez-vous in the countryside of Munich. Using only typography, the key visual creates a direct link to a known food icon, which is also popular and highly consumed in the area.

Detail of PUCH Open Air 2017 poster designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich) awarded as one of the “100 Beste Plakate 17”

PUCH Open Air 2017 poster designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich) awarded as one of the “100 Beste Plakate 17”

PUCH Open Air website designed by Herburg Weiland (Munich)

T-Shirts designed for PUCH Open Air, designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich)

Baumeister Magazine

Editorial design, 2017
with HERBURG WEILAND
Art Direction: Stephanie Ising

Baumeister is a monthly architecture magazine published by Callwey in Munich and designed by Herburg Weiland since 2011. In collaboration with the studio, I developed the overall layout of this issue on the theme of “Sound forces” that features the new Elbphilharmonie of Hamburg pictured by photographer Andreas Mühe, among other essays.

Cover from Issue B3 (March 2017) of the Baumeister Magazine designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich)

Spread from Issue B3 (March 2017) of the Baumeister Magazine designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich)

Bikini Mitte

Visual identity, 2016
with HERBURG WEILAND
Art Direction: Tom Ising

We created the visual identity for this new bar/restaurant in the heart of Munich. Working closely with Tom Ising, I developed a radical lettering based on a strict geometric construction which features a reversed contrast. The identity included designs of windows, menus, coasters and stickers.

Logotype for Bikini Mitte designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich)

Business cards for Bikini Mitte designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich)

Menü for Bikini Mitte designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich)

Illustration for Bikini Mitte designed by Nolan Paparelli with and for Herburg Weiland (Munich)

Festi’neuch

Visual identity, 2016
with Le Grand 8
Art Direction: Yann Do

In collaboration with multidisciplinary studio Le Grand 8, I contributed on the establishment of the festival’s new visual identity. Reflecting the music festival’s atmosphere and audience, we refreshed their graphic identity with vibrant colors, playful typography and bespoke logotypes. I’ve also worked on the overall application of the identity, including designs of posters, newspaper, ads, wristbands, merchandising, etc.

Logotype on the lake designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Logotype designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Poster designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Cover of booklet designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Spread of booklet designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Cover of guide designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Cover of newspaper designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Spread of newspaper designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Bespoke logotypes designed for Festi’neuch, music festival in Switzerland, art directed by Yann Do (part of Le Grand 8, Neuchâtel)

Daniel Schelling — En noir & blanc

Editorial design, 2015
with Virginie Angéloz and Yann Do

This photographic book published by Éditions Attinger traces back 30 years of political, associative and cultural life in the Val-de-Travers area in the canton of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) captured by photographer Daniel Schelling. We kept the design of the book simple and radical, in order to highlight the strength and sensitivity of the photographic work.