Louise Fili is an internationally celebrated creative director, graphic designer, type designer, and author. For eleven years, she was art director of Pantheon Books, where she designed close to 2,000 book jackets. In 1989 she founded Louise Fili Ltd, to focus on her three interests: food, type, and all things Italian. She has written, co-written and designed over twenty-five books on graphic design and Italian culture, and has received lifetime achievement honors from the AIGA, The Type Directors Club, and the Frederic W. Goudy Award.