Studies at Chelsea School of Art
Jock Kinneir breaks a family legacy of surgeons to study engraving at Chelsea College of Arts, a red brick building off Kings Road in Chelsea.
Timeline
Review our chronological survey contextualising Jock Kinneir’s personal life, teaching and education, and design practice.
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Begins teaching at Chelsea School of Art
A part-time role through to 1958. Here he meets Margaret Calvert who is studying illustration.
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Jock Kinneir begins teaching Graphic Design at the RCA as Head of Department
In the Summer of 1964 Anthony Froshaug leaves the Royal College of Art and Richard Guyatt of the School of Graphic design contacts Jock Kinneir, 46. He swiftly steps from Senior Tutor to Head of Department, four days a week.
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‘Pan African Railways’ brief to Royal College of Arts students
This important brief asks students to design a luggage-labelling system to be read by railway staff of multiple languages between South Africa and Egypt.
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Transportation Graphics: Where Am I Going? How Do I Get There?
A 1967 symposium on Transportation Graphics at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, invited Jock Kinneir to present. We can now accompany the magazine Dot Zero’s publication on it with the original audio recording.
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Tutors at Royal College of Art for one day a week
After Summer 1969 Jock Kinneir ceases to be Head of Department but tutors one day a week through to Summer 1974.
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Graphic design workshop at the Aarhus School of Architecture
Jock Kinneir runs a one-time workshop ‘Information in the Environment’ to students of multiple courses. Peter Gyllan describes switching from Industrial to Graphic Design after taking part.
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David Tuhill interviews staff of the Graphic Design department of the RCA
Autumn term of 1973 David Tuhill interviews and takes portraits of the staff of the Graphic Design department. Jock discusses the difference between practice towards the superficial or the fundamental.
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NATO conference ‘Visual Presentation of Information’
Jock presents during session 4 titled ‘Road Traffic Signs’ as part of a four-day NATO conference addressing the practical and graphic problems of road sign design.
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Words and Buildings
Words and Buildings: the art and practice of public lettering is published in London by The Architectural Press.