Margaret Calvert was born 1936 in South Africa. She studied art and became a typographer and graphic designer. She designed many of the road signs used throughout the United Kingdom, as well as the Transport font used on road signs and the Rail Alphabet font used on the  railway systems. She designed an early version of the signs used in airports. The particular signs she started out designing were “men at work”, “farm-animals”.

Margaret Calvert was a phenomenal designer and she designed signs and fonts that we utilize in today world. She has made an impression on one of the most useful tools in directions and awareness. Although the British government felt that the signs were hazard and inconsistent road signs of the day, they were no longer safe or functional according to the government. I have a positive outlook when it comes to Margaret Calvert because her designs are significant.