I released Thump on July 7, 2009 after a commission for the game Madagascar Kartz. The brief called for a heavy, cartoonish design that was still readable in a heads-up display. I aimed for a bold sans-serif with rounded curves and compact proportions, keeping the descenders very short so the letters stayed tight and efficient on screen.

To reduce the mechanical look of repeating characters, I added OpenType ligatures for common letter pairs. The goal was to simulate a hand-drawn quality while maintaining clarity in gameplay. A year after release, on August 21, 2010, I expanded the language coverage to include Vietnamese.

From the beginning, Thump was sold commercially and was never offered for free. On June 18, 2021 I updated the family by removing deprecated characters, adding new marks, and refining the outlines to improve consistency across platforms. Its most notable use remains the game it was created for, Madagascar Kartz in 2009.