diff --git a/include/core/SkTypeface.h b/include/core/SkTypeface.h
index 72a0af1..b25aeea 100644
--- a/include/core/SkTypeface.h
+++ b/include/core/SkTypeface.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
     textSize, textSkewX, textScaleX, kFakeBoldText_Mask, to specify
     how text appears when drawn (and measured).
 
-    Typeface objects are immutable, and so they can be shred between threads.
-    To enable this, Typeface inherits from the thread-safe version of SkRefCnt.
+    Typeface objects are immutable, and so they can be shared between threads.
 */
 class SkTypeface : public SkRefCnt {
 public:
@@ -48,9 +47,6 @@
     /** Returns the typeface's intrinsic style attributes
     */
     Style style() const { return fStyle; }
-    
-    /** DEPRECATED */
-    Style getStyle() const { return this->style(); }
 
     /** Returns true if getStyle() has the kBold bit set.
     */
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@
         @return reference to the closest-matching typeface. Call must call
                 unref() when they are done.
     */
-    static SkTypeface* Create(const char familyName[], Style style = kNormal);
+    static SkTypeface* CreateFromName(const char familyName[], Style style);
 
     /** Return a new reference to the typeface that most closely matches the
         requested typeface and specified Style. Use this call if you want to
diff --git a/samplecode/SampleText.cpp b/samplecode/SampleText.cpp
index 60e015a..b8abac3 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleText.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleText.cpp
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@
 
 static void test_typefaceCache()
 {
-    SkTypeface* t0 = SkTypeface::Create("sans-serif", SkTypeface::kNormal);
-    SkTypeface* t1 = SkTypeface::Create(NULL, SkTypeface::kNormal);
-    SkTypeface* t2 = SkTypeface::Create("arial", SkTypeface::kNormal);
-    SkTypeface* t3 = SkTypeface::Create("helvetica", SkTypeface::kItalic);
+    SkTypeface* t0 = SkTypeface::CreateFromName("sans-serif",
+                                                SkTypeface::kNormal);
+    SkTypeface* t1 = SkTypeface::CreateFromName(NULL, SkTypeface::kNormal);
+    SkTypeface* t2 = SkTypeface::CreateFromName("arial", SkTypeface::kNormal);
+    SkTypeface* t3 = SkTypeface::CreateFromName("helvetica", SkTypeface::kItalic);
     
 #ifndef SK_BUILD_FOR_MAC
     SkASSERT(t0 == t1);
@@ -413,7 +414,8 @@
             static const char extra[] = { '.', ',', ':', ';', '!' };
             SkPaint   paint, paint2;
 
-            paint2.setTypeface(SkTypeface::Create(NULL, SkTypeface::kItalic))->unref();
+            paint2.setTypeface(SkTypeface::CreateFromName(NULL,
+                                                SkTypeface::kItalic))->unref();
 
             for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++)
                 ::dump('a' + i, count_char_points(paint, 'a' + i), count_char_points(paint2, 'a' + i));
diff --git a/samplecode/SampleTextEffects.cpp b/samplecode/SampleTextEffects.cpp
index 2293a04..f64e187 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleTextEffects.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleTextEffects.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         
         paint.setAntiAlias(true);
         paint.setTextSize(SkIntToScalar(48));
-        paint.setTypeface(SkTypeface::Create("sans-serif", SkTypeface::kBold));
+        paint.setTypeface(SkTypeface::CreateFromName("sans-serif",
+                                                     SkTypeface::kBold));
 
         SkString str("GOOGLE ");
         str.appendUnichar(0x5700);
diff --git a/samplecode/SampleTypeface.cpp b/samplecode/SampleTypeface.cpp
index 94023b7..b1289bd 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleTypeface.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleTypeface.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 public:
 	TypefaceView() {
         for (int i = 0; i < gFaceCount; i++) {
-            fFaces[i] = SkTypeface::Create(gFaces[i].fName, gFaces[i].fStyle);
+            fFaces[i] = SkTypeface::CreateFromName(gFaces[i].fName,
+                                                   gFaces[i].fStyle);
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp b/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp
index 1f2078e..bb91776 100644
--- a/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkTypeface.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-SkTypeface* SkTypeface::Create(const char name[], Style style) {
+SkTypeface* SkTypeface::CreateFromName(const char name[], Style style) {
     SkTypeface* face = SkFontHost::FindTypeface(NULL, name, style);
     face->ref();
     return face;