Mining Raw Letters is a studio for type, design and creative technology by type designer Nell May and researcher-developer Kevin Kuhn. We work where letterforms, language and code meet, treating design as research: close reading of primary sources, computational methods, and tools we build ourselves. We make custom type systems, digital archives and visual identities.

Mining Raw Letters Wilsnackerstr 19 10559 Berlin Germany
+49​ 156​ 3010​ 4408 studio@miningrawletters.com Instagram LinkedIn

Originally from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, Nell May is a designer specialised in type and typographic research. She holds an MA in Type Design from Ecal, Lausanne, Switzerland as well as an MFA(Hons) from Elam School of Fine Arts, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Nell is a member of the antipodean typographic collective Counter Forms.

Kevin Kuhn grew up in Ulm, Germany. He holds a Master of Philosophy from Tübingen and a PhD on Aesthetic Communication and Writing Processes from University of Hildesheim, where he also taught Creative Writing and Literary Studies. His research and novels explore the intersection of literature and digital culture – how current technologies and social media ecosystems shape identities in digital and AI-driven environments.

© 2026. Website typeset in Waitomo, upcoming release at Counter Forms.

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