Profiles of 18 typographers who made significant contributions to the field, including oldies such as Gutenberg, Caxton, Caslon, Baskerville, Bodoni, and several moderns whose work—Times New Roman, Perpetua, Electra, etc.—is better known than their names.

Allan Haley is Executive Vice President of the International Typeface Corporation, a major supplier of fonts to professional typesetters and to the desktop publishing market. Haley, a recognized authority in typography, is a frequent contributor to popular design magazines.