William Morris was an English artist, designer, poet, writer, and political activist. He was a founding father of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Some of his most notable works include The Defence of Guinevere, and other Poems, News from Nowhere or An Epoch of Rest, and The Well at the World's End. As a designer, he helped develop decorative arts like the Golden, Troy, and Chaucer typefaces. He believed in an aesthetic philosophy that valued beauty, utility, harmony, and craftsmanship.