Typography in Britain Today
1 May 1963
Lund Humphries, publisher of Herbert Spencer’s Typographica, organised the exhibition ‘Typography in Britain Today’. The exhibition featured work by 37 designers including Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir.
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Kinneir Calvert Associates forms
Kinneir Associates becomes Kinneir Calvert Associates with Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir becoming business partners, continuing their practice from 3 Old Barrack Yard, London.
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Margaret Calvert becomes Jock Kinneir’s assistant
After being asked to develop signage for Gatwick Airport, Jock asks his graduating Chelsea student Margaret Calvert to be his assistant.
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Kinneir Calvert Tuhill formed
Soon after graduating, 1969 RCA graduate David Tuhill joined the firm.
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“…he had a quite up-to-date modernness”
Junior designer Andrew Haig joins Kinneir Calvert Associates. Here he describes Jock’s thinking, day-to-day studio life and working with the team.