Rosemary Sassoon (born 1931) is an internationally acclaimed expert on handwriting, particularly that of children. She is the creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces, which have been used across children's educational publishing for over four decades. Rosemary worked as a packing designer before getting her Ph.D from the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication. Her previous books (all still in print) include: The Practical Guide to Calligraphy, Creating Letterforms,Computers and Typography, The Art and Science of Handwriting.

