Refrigerator Deluxe was inspired by generic block-style lettering typical of the mid-20th century. It follows the typical American model that can be seen in old lettering manuals, although Simonson designed it purely from memory. Originally released in 2000 as Refrigerator with just the Bold weight, Simonson added Light and Heavy in 2003. Refrigerator Deluxe adds a new weight (Regular) and loads of alternate characters that can be used to create common variations of the block letter style on which it is based. Version 2.0 (2019) adds a new weight, Extrabold, introduces support for Cyrillic, and many other improvements under the hood. 2008