Margaret Calvert
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Margaret Calvert is a British graphic designer and typographer best known for co-designing the United Kingdom’s road signage system and many of its most widely used public information symbols.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
graphic designer
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human ⓘ signage designer ⓘ typographer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary Doctorate from Royal College of Art
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Honorary Doctorate from University of the Arts London ⓘ Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Designer for Industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDesignerOf |
British road sign pictograms
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New Rail Alphabet typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ Rail Alphabet typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ Transport typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ UK motorway signage system ⓘ United Kingdom road signage system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
South Africa
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chelsea School of Art
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St Paul’s Girls’ School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Royal College of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
graphic design
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information design ⓘ typography ⓘ wayfinding ⓘ |
| genre |
public information design
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transport signage ⓘ |
| influenced |
British information design
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public signage design internationally ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modernist graphic design ⓘ |
| name | Margaret Calvert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-designing the UK’s road signage system
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designing widely used public information symbols in the UK ⓘ |
| notableWork |
British Airports Authority signage
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British road sign pictograms NERFINISHED ⓘ Calvert typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ New Rail Alphabet typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictograms for UK public information signs ⓘ Rail Alphabet typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Mail signage NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne and Wear Metro signage NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom road signage system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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graphic designer ⓘ typographer ⓘ |
| partnerInDesignWith | Jock Kinneir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Head of Graphic Design at Royal College of Art ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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