I released Ultraproxi on January 29, 2017. The design revisited ideas I had explored earlier in Linefeed and PRINTF, both of which were based on mid-twentieth-century high-speed printers. For Ultraproxi, I wanted to capture the same technical feel but move away from strict monospacing. I designed it so the spacing felt monospaced without actually being monospaced, giving it the precision of chain printer lettering but with more natural rhythm.

The family includes six weights with italics, making it usable in both display and text applications. The name Ultraproxi was chosen because it suggested a corporate, technological tone; I liked how it combined “ultra” with “proximity” or “proxy.” From the beginning it was a commercial release and was never distributed for free.

Ultraproxi has not been revised since its original release, and it has not appeared in notable projects. It remains part of my catalog as an experiment in balancing the mechanical look of monospacing with the flexibility of proportional spacing.