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David Kindersley of United Kingdom

Born: Codicote, 1915
Died: Cambridge, 1995

English stonecutter, who learned his craft as apprentice to Eric Gill from 1933. In 1939 he set up his own workshop in Cambridge. In 1952 he submitted a design, MoT Serif, to the British Ministry of Transport, who required new lettering to use on UK road signs. (This all-caps design was passed over in favour of that of Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert.)

Kindersley invented a system for the accurate spacing of letters. It is often praised, but has not seen wide adoption.

He married Lida Lopes Cardozo, also a stonecutter.


Fonts by David Kindersley

Octavian, Octavian, Octavian MT

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Activities

  Lettering in Stone
  Type Design
  Teaching
  Film/TV Titles


Related Links

 • David Kindersley's Workshop
 • Linotype Library Designers: David Kindersley
 • The Cardozo Kindersley Workshop



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