Author Archives: Allan Haley

About Allan Haley

Allan Haley is director of words & letters at Monotype Imaging where he’s involved in all aspects of building and maintaining the company’s typeface library. He is also responsible for educational content for the company’s websites and is an important link between Monotype Imaging and the graphic design and design education communities. Haley is ex officio chairman of the board of the Society of Typographic Aficionados and past president of the New York Type Directors Club.

Ultimate Resource: Examples of Typeface Classification

Most typefaces can be divided into four basic groups: those with serifs, those without serifs, scripts and decorative. Such a system can help you identify, combine and choose typefaces. More

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Hot Faces & Cool Type

How to know which typefaces are fresh, stylish and hip? Expert Allan Haley has you covered. Read on for several tasty type trends to incorporate in your design work. More

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Top Designers Divulge Guilty Pleasure Fonts

Yes, it’s true, graphic designers have guilty font pleasures. Even the most sophisticated type users can’t help themselves. See which fonts these famous designers secretly pine after. More

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Old Masters, New Fonts

Type guru Allan Haley gives a sneak peek at the latest fonts designed by the legendary Hermann Zapf and Adrian Frutiger, who are as influential in type as ever. More

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