尽管ITC Styleboy具有复古感，但它不是基于任何早期的字体。“就灵感而言，”设计师Chester Wajda说，“我不得不说20年代和30年代的连环漫画，以及20年代的无声电影中滚动字幕上的文字——有点像中国毛笔？”他最初是为他正在做的一本儿童读物创作的这款字体。“我希望它很有趣，但其底层结构还是有点形式化的，”他说，“它很大程度上是基于直角和45度角，字干和字碗都有点向内收拢，到处都有一些花饰。” Styleboy头重脚轻的外观在大写字母中最为明显，但数字“8”和小写字母“g”中也被夸大了。Styleboy是Wajda设计的第一款字体。

Although ITC Styleboy has a retro feel, it isn't based on any earlier typeface. As far as inspiration goes," says designer Chester Wajda, "I'd have to say comic strips of the '20s and '30s, and silent-film marquee lettering from the '20s - with a hint of a Chinese brush?" He originally created the typeface for a children's book he was working on. "I wanted it to be fun, but still somewhat formal in its underlying structure," he says. "It's largely based on right and 45-degree angles, with slight tucks inward on the stems and bowls, and a few flourishes here and there." Styleboy's top-heavy look is most noticeable in the caps, but it's exaggerated too in the "8" and the lowercase "g." Styleboy is Wajda's first typeface design."