About

Patrick Bell Design LLC

Patrick Bell Design specializes in visual communication design and typography, with a focus on creating engaging design that communicates clearly. My work tends toward simple geometries, brilliant color, and clarity of communication, always with careful attention to typographic detail. This approach has proven especially effective in publication design, museum graphics, exhibition design, marketing and brand guidelines, identity, and digital design. I approach every project with a commitment to crisp detail and clear communication, providing engaging designs for my clients and their audiences.

I hold architecture degrees from Virginia Tech (1994) and Yale University (1996). While at Yale, I studied visual design, color, and typography with instructors such as Inge Druckrey and Alvin Eisenman. This experience led to formative work in New York, where I worked in graphic design and interactive design at Edwin Schlossberg Inc. (ESI Design) and the American Museum of Natural History.

I opened my first office in New York City in September 2001 and I’ve been based in Virginia since 2005. For two decades, I’ve had the privilege of working with clients including the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Public Library, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Chrysler Museum of Art, and the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. My experience also includes work for small companies, non-profits, and individual clients.

Over the years, I’ve worked to improve and refine my approach to the design process. I view each project as a collaboration, working alongside clients, curators and editors alike to respond to their objective, understand their goals and timeframe, and anticipate their intended audience. By combining creative intuition with a deep understanding of content and purpose, I create designs that are both functional and visually appealing, ensuring the design effectively communicates content and engages readers, viewers, and visitors, with clarity and authenticity.

In addition to my design work, I have had the privilege to teach graphic design and visual communication as an adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design and Virginia Commonwealth University. For more on my academic experience, see here.

For inquiries or for more information, please email or call 917-570-8045.

Business Registrations

The following information is current as of April 2025.

Patrick Bell Design LLC is an active Limited Liability Company in the Commonwealth of Virginia. State Corporation Commission (cis.scc.virginia.gov) entity ID: S7072533.

Patrick Bell Design LLC is an active vendor in the federal System for Award Management (sam.gov). SAM unique identity number: ZQWMQ2AMGWL8. CAGE code: 7YWN4.

Patrick Bell Design LLC is an active vendor/supplier in Virginia’s electronic procurement systems (eva.virginia.gov). VLIN ID: VA00201294.