The magazine had significant effects on graphic design, illustrations and written speech in the country during the 1980s.
[3] The founders were Vincenzo Sparagna, Stefano Tamburini, Filippo Scòzzari, Andrea Pazienza, Massimo Mattioli, and Tanino Liberatore.
[2] In addition to cartoons Frigidaire featured avant-garde reportages and interviews[1] and covers articles on visual art.
[3] In September 2002, the covers and some selected pages of the magazine were exhibited at the 7th Athens International Comics Festival.
[7] In 2020, a local right-wing party attempted to evict Sparagna from the Republic of Frigolandia, threatening the museum and its archives.