Charlie Luxton, Design Standards and Paris.

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Rayon newsletter, November 2026 ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfsTTJfW1nas7kHCZ9WWfCD/l_vf-rnKb8R7 )

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keep drawing.
keep thinking.
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Hi there, it's been a busy few weeks. We met so many of you at Release AEC, shared a long table with our Paris community and opened up our design standards. Here's the short version, and how to get closer to all of it.

join the community ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfuMSqAp0MpKA6b0jW1JP8j/udf6Ii5c7jje )

Visitors gathered around the Rayon stand at Release AEC, with a live demo on the laptop ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfwFSMg7yw3mCSuotsW695F/Wdk4t4ThKq7d )

*RELEASE AEC*

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one stand
a lot of good questions
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Architects, engineers and builders crowded our stand at Release AEC to see plans, 3D and client-ready presentations come together in one browser tab. Thank you to everyone who stopped by.

Try what we demoed ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfy8RtBQxVIEEpEd4F0st1l/vdYRtYfDDZ1n )

A designer working at a table in a sunlit studio, framed by Rayon's house outline ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng01RPgjw4WgHBYREbVfcyH/Aep8X8l27-68 )

*PARIS*

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design standards
the dinner
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Architects and designers around one long table in Paris, trading workflows, projects, opinions and what should come next. There were also socks.

Pull up a chair ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng1uQwC2udl8JXsFOy0SMun/K8NL3mKm_-0J )

A grid of Rayon screens: floor plans, presentation pages and an FF&E schedule ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng3nQShLtCzaLuC3ZKVF6rJ/baJTQAq149Ef )

*FIT AND FINISH*

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sweating
the details
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The hundred small things you notice every day, polished. Smoother drawing, cleaner pages, fewer clicks between idea and deliverable.

Read Fit and Finish ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng5gPzCermE2OGVrjh01qnp/sviWfyjdQ7oC )

*DESIGN STANDARDS*

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our rules
out in the open
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Colour, type and layout, all in one public reference. Borrow it as-is, or use it to start your studio's own.

Browse the standards ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng7ZPVhxqLSUQcpfu3UoakL/IDPXS5ag-eFL )

Rayon colour palette swatches in orange, pink, olive and warm greys ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng9SP2DGougwSz9U4PzbKgr/c_x26KwbFrYm )

Rayon Academy on YouTube: Keep drawing. Keep thinking. Explore all playlists ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ6vLwuCLvVwIfhlUL02yBTbd/sEvfm_NwHGWe )

*RAYON ACADEMY*

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press play
with charlie luxton & efe
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Watch Charlie Luxton ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ7390wPcHbPyRRvHTmw5RBDl/w8q3uJQ0OAQX ) and Efe Tabunor ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ7Aw4ycsdgteDC54cZpCgspt/_Jk8kvicsINu ) show exactly how they design in Rayon, from blank canvas to client-ready plan. Pick a playlist and steal a trick or two.

*POWER USER COUNCIL*

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help shape
what we build
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Council members get early access, a direct line to our product team and a real say in the roadmap. It all starts in the community.

join the community ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ7Ij90q8zmNJywErlMiJwaS1/Y5AzhzuGgKMJ )

*IN CASE YOU MISSED IT*

We raised a €10M Series A last month to build more of what you ask for. Read the story ( https://r.mail.getrayon.com/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ7QWD33PLrqzkgOeu9bRCI49/iBB4M9WyH25g )

Paris was just the start. Keep drawing, keep thinking, and come tell us what you'd build next.

*Radhika and the Rayon team*

Rayon, 1 rue de Stockholm, 75008 Paris, France

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