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JOCK KINNEIR and MARGARET CALVERT Margaret Calvert is best known for her work with her colleague Jock Kinneir (1957 to 1967). They designed many of the road signs that we see today, in a style that has been used widely around the world. Before the ground breaking work of Kinneir and Calvert, road signs followed a variety of styles and not standardised, often making it perplexing for drivers. They were commissioned to design the first motorway signage and later, signage for other roads throughout the UK. |
JOCK KINNEIR and MARGARET CALVERT Kinneir and Calvert decided on the use of standard colours and a new font called ‘Transport’, which would be easy to understand, at a glance. For Motorways - A colour scheme of reflective white lettering, against a non-reflective blue background was adopted. |
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SIGNAGE IN THE STYLE DEVELOPED
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1. Why was it necessary to design standardised road signs, for the motorways and other roads? 2 marks | ||
2. Describe two characteristics of Kinneir’s and Calvert’s signage. What was the reasoning behind the characteristics? 4 marks | ||
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