I released Living by Numbers on February 2, 1998. The design was not based on a specific typeface but on the idea of creating a jagged, irregular style. The letterforms were spiky and uneven, with nervous, jittery outlines that gave the typeface an energetic quality. The name came from the song “Living by Numbers” by the new wave band New Musik.
I originally distributed the typeface with a free commercial-use desktop license. In November 2022, I placed Living by Numbers in the public domain.