Ray Larabie · President

Overview

Overview

Email	typodermic@gmail.com
Roles	MemberType Person

About Me

About Me

First Name	Raymond
Last Name	Larabie
Preferred Pronouns	he/him
Company	Typodermic Fonts Inc.
Title	President
Location	Nagoya, Japan
Website	https://typodermicfonts.com/
Bio	I'm just a font nerd who stumbled into creating a type foundry back in 2001. These days, I'm tapping away on my keyboard in Nagoya, Japan, dreaming up new letterforms. I've somehow managed to cobble together over 500 typefaces, ranging from "space-age chic" to "grandma's attic nostalgia." It's been a wild ride, and I'm still pinching myself that designers actually use my squiggles in their work.

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• Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.

  Ray Larabie

  August 2023
  I'm in agreement with Nick regarding webfont licenses; they constitute only a small fraction of my earnings. Application licenses prove to be more profitable for me, and they don't depend on the late…
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• Re: Ergonomics for designers

  Ray Larabie

  August 2023
  Having tried numerous mechanical keyboards, I chose to invest in an optical one. Many optical keyboard keys boast a lifecycle of up to 100 million keystrokes. Check out the Roccat Vulcan Optical for …
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• Re: Monotype Foundry Partners

  Ray Larabie

  August 2023
  The recent changes in Monotype's model present several intriguing aspects that I'm keen to explore. However, given the stipulations of the new agreement, I'd be in direct violation upon signing it. I…
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• Re: Is capital alpha just /A?

  Ray Larabie

  August 2023
  In typefaces with missing or unconventional crossbars, a different Alpha may be necessary. In Nasalization, which resembles the NASA worm logo, the Latin A looks like a Lambda so the Alpha has a cros…
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• Re: New Font Forum! Fonts.xyz

  Ray Larabie

  July 2023
  They did warn us: dark mode is coming soon.
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