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Calvert, Margaret [1936-. UK. Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Typographer]

Margaret Vivienne Calvert [commonly known as Margaret Calvert] was born in Durba… subscribers only

Photograph of Margaret Calvert

Photograph of Margaret Calvert

Bibliography

1. Calvert, Margaret and Shaughnessy, Adrian. Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work London: Thames & Hudson, 2026

2. MacMillan, Niel. An A–Z of Type Designers. London: Yale University Press, 2006

3. Women in Graphic Design 1890-2012 / Frauen und Grafik-Design. Edited by Gerda Breuer and Julia Meer. Berlin: Jovis Verlag, 2012

Weblinks

Aimee Mclaughlin. The Life and Work of Margaret Calvert. Creative Review

Arts University Bournemouth.

BBC The road sign as design classic

Britain’s signature. Eye no. 71, Spring 2009

Cajsa Carlson. Margaret Calvert designs Rail Alphabet 2 typeface for UK stations . dezeen

Catherine Slessor. ‘She worked like a maniac’ … meet the design genius who could even make roadworks look good. The Guardian 2 February 2026

Creative Boom. Why a new book celebrating design legend Margaret Calvert deserves your support

D&AD. Margaret Calvert OBE

Frieze. The Time of the Signs An interview with Margaret Calvert

GOV.UK. Margaret Calvert receives an OBE

Graphics pioneer Margaret Calvert visits Metro to see the logo she created. Nexus 2 April 2024

Homa Khaleeli. Way to go: the woman who invented Britain’s road signs. The Guardian 18 September 2015

It’s Nice That

Jack Kinnear and Margaret Calvert

Jealous Gallery

Kaleigh Rogers. Meet the 80-Year-Old Celebrated Typographer Who Designed Motherboard’s New Font. Vice magazine 7 February 2017

Logo Histories. Richard Baird and Poppy Thaxter. The Saltire takes flight Margaret Calvert's 1964 logo for Glasgow Airport.

Margaret Calvert on her favourite road signs and working with Banksy. BBC News

Museum of Modern art, New York

Museum of Modern Art. Pirouette: Turning Points in Design

My Fonts - Calvert

Natrional Portrait Gallery, London

Network Rail Media Centre. Rail Alphabet 2 launched at Margaret Calvert exhibition

New Rail Alphabet

Office of Rail and Road.

Oliver Wainwright. Are we nearly there yet? How Margaret Calvert steered Britain into the fast lane. The Guardian 23 October 2000

Original Thinkers

ORR. Lucy Charlton. International Women's Day: Margaret Calvert and her impact

Owen Pritchard. Margaret Calvert, 2013 Icon of the Year: “Being a graphic designer is like being a brain surgeon” icon 23 January 2014

Pamela Buxton. The right type: Design Museum celebrates Margaret Calvert’s work. The RIBA Journal

Pentagram. ‘Margaret Calvert: Roadworks’

Royal College of Art

Royal Commission. Margaret Calvert OBE RDI Sir Misha Black Medal 2016

Royal Designers for Industry

The Beauty of Transport. M is for . . . Metro (Calvert typeface and the Nexus Tyne and Wear Public Transport visual identity)

The Bitish Museum

The Design Museum. Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert

The One Club. Margaret Calvert 2024 TDC Medalist

William Cook. Margaret Calvert, the Sign-Writer of our Times. By William Cook. The Oldie

Woman of type: Design Museum celebrates the iconic Margaret Calvert. typeroom

YouTube. British Road Signs - Typographer Margaret Calvert Designer of the modern road sign interviewed

YouTube. Margaret Calvert on work and play over 60 years in graphic design

YouTube. Margaret Calvert-Metro

YouTube. Margaret Calvert: It's about knowing who you are designing for