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.
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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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