I released Lockergnome on December 20, 1997. The typeface began as a response to a request from Chris Pirillo, founder of LockerGnome, Inc. and host of TechTV’s Call for Help. He asked me to create a custom font based on his description, but the draft I sent did not meet his expectations, and the collaboration ended. Rather than discard the work, I refined the draft and released it under the name Lockergnome.

The typeface had a cartoon-style appearance and over time it was used in cartoons, books, and video games. I updated it periodically by improving curves, accents, and symbols, though the design has remained close to the original release. I initially distributed Lockergnome with a free commercial-use desktop license. In November 2022, I placed it in the public domain.