I introduced Overload on December 11, 1997. The design was based on Eurostile, also known as Microgramma; I kept its modular structure but altered it with distressed forms that resembled degraded video output. I also added alternate A and E characters, which made a unicase effect possible. The name came from the Talking Heads song “Overload.”

On February 17, 2022, I released a major update. I redrew many characters, expanded the language coverage, and added monetary and mathematical symbols. The alternate A and E were preserved as OpenType features; I also refined the accents and added fractions and numeric ordinals. In November 2022, I moved Overload into the public domain.