The Swiss designer Urs Lehni created the symbol fonts and in 1997. Linotype Freak Cabinet and Linotype Space Balls are part of the Take Type Library, chosen from the entries of the 2nd International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997. Linotype Freak Cabinet and Linotype Space Ball 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.