I released Charles in Charge on May 18, 1998. It was part of the modular techno style that was popular at the time. I built it in Fontographer, following a simple rule set rather than a detailed design plan. The family included both uppercase and lowercase letters, but it wasn’t intended as a highly considered project—it was more of an exercise in the style.

For years it remained in its original form until May 9, 2012, when I gave it a major revision. That update corrected alignment problems, replaced punctuation, redrew accents, adjusted spacing, and introduced class-based kerning with a complete redo of the kerning table. After that, I left it alone until November 2022, when I placed it into the public domain.

Charles in Charge began as a free commercial use font and stayed available that way until its public domain release. I don’t recall it being used in any notable projects. Looking back, it was one of my less significant efforts, but it reflects the modular techno trends of the late 1990s.