Rachel Lancashire is a Dutch writer, editor and journalist with a Master's degree in English Language and Linguistic Science. She speaks Dutch and English fluently, German quite well, and a smattering of French.

Jenny Zemanek is based in Ohio, USA. She revels in the joys of small decorative details, finding ways to add personality to her lettering, and the thrill of learning something new.

Together they worked on The Atlas of Languages: Our Words Around the World.