The German designer Thomas Schnaebele created the fonts and in 1997. Linotype Inky Script and Linotype Method are included in the Take Type Library, chosen from the contestants of Linotype's International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997. Linotype Inky Script and Linotype Method are trademarks of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions, exclusively licensed through Linotype GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.