I launched Model Worker on August 9, 1997. I created the design using a damaged Speedball dip pen nib that I altered with pliers. Writing with it on ordinary printer paper produced rough, irregular strokes as the nib tore the paper fibers and the ink soaked unevenly. I scanned and autotraced the results to produce the typeface. The name came from the song “Model Worker” by Magazine.
I originally distributed the typeface with a free commercial-use desktop license. In November 2022, I placed Model Worker in the public domain.