Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès (Arabic: هدى سميتسهوزن أبي فارس) is a Lebanese typographer, writer, researcher, graphic designer, lecturer, and design consultant from Beirut.
[4][5] She studied in the United States, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design from Rhode Island School of Design in 1987, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University in 1990.
[1] When working as an assistant professor of graphic design at the American University of Beirut, she determined that the literature necessary to teach her students about Arabic script, calligraphy, and typography had not yet been written.
[6] She also taught visual communication at the American University in Dubai and served as the department's chair for 3 years.
[7] She founded the non-profit Khatt Foundation for the advancement of Arabic typography in Amsterdam in 2004.