After graduating from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, designer Greg Thompson began developing typefaces in Fontographer, working for a variety of design firms in Chicago. When Roger Black and David Berlow began recruiting designers for the new retail library at FontBureau, they turned to Thompson first.
He created Bodega in the first half of 1990, establishing his reputation as a retail/commercial designer.
Thompson went on to a prominent commercial career with such top-tier clients as Agfa, Conde-Nast, Crate and Barrel, and Playboy Magazine.
A serif companion to Bodega Sans, the Bodega Serif® font family, was introduced a few years later. Together, these font families offer a variety of applications and design choices. With its balance between modernism and art deco, Bodega is a flexible typeface that works in many mediums to evoke a slight period feel while still exuding a modern ethos.