I released Yonder Recoil on October 12, 1997. The idea came from a version of the LA Gear logo that featured a horizontal split through its lettering. I adapted that concept into a wide, square techno typeface and applied the split effect to every character. Some of the shapes were less successful, but the experiment set the foundation for the design.
On July 20, 2021, I redrew the entire typeface. I refined the split treatment across the alphabet, creating more deliberate variations such as a double-line split in the letter O. I also added stylistic alternates that preserved several of the 1997 character forms. Technical updates included expanded support for OpenType fractions, corrected quotation marks, and adjusted spacing for double quotes. In November 2022, I released Yonder Recoil into the public domain.