This anthology presents a variety of expert perspectives on teaching typography along with a selection of syllabi and projects. "Teaching a student graphic design before teaching her type and typography is like teaching a baby to walk before she crawls... Type is the single most important graphic design element, and typography is the most consequential course (or set of courses) a student can take as an undergraduate." —Steven Heller, from the introduction In The Education of a Typographer, more than forty experts and educators discuss the importance of typography and their approaches to teaching it. These essays run the gamut from introducing the themes of type and typography to various strategies for learning to work dynamically with type. Contributors include Allan Haley, Paul Shaw, Denis Gonzales Crisp, Johanna Drucker, and many others.