Metafore Software Design was formed by Chris Wood and John Marshall in 1987 as an Apple Macintosh software development company. Both have extensive experience as graphics software developers, and early on recognized a need for quality, high performance software for the color printer market. To this end Metafore has developed core software technologies which are licensed to OEM customers providing them with a high quality product which can be customized to their specifications and then quickly brought into the marketplace. Metafore also provides consulting services to our licensees.

John left Metafore in 1996 to pursue other interests in the States and Dolores who had joined the team in 1992 became a full partner. Metafore closed their offices in Sunnyvale CA in 1996 and moved the English office to Devon in 1999.

More recently Metafore have been concentrating on assisting customers to move their products to the Macintosh platform as well as developing a variety of educational products including Munchkin Maths.