Background
Kitching, Alan was born on December 29, 1940 in Darlington, Durham, England. Son of Walter and Katheleen (Davies) Kitching.
educator proprietor typographer
Kitching, Alan was born on December 29, 1940 in Darlington, Durham, England. Son of Walter and Katheleen (Davies) Kitching.
Student, Darlington Technology College, Durham, England, 1955—1958. Student, Middlesborough College Art, 1958—1960.
Apprentice compositor J.W. Brown & Son, Durham, England, 1955-1961. Designer Burrells, Wisbech, Cambridge, England, 1962-1963. Technical assistant Watford College of Technology School Art, England, 1963-1968.
Free-lance graphic designer England, 1971-1976. Director Omnific Studios, London, 1976-1988. Founder The Typography Workshop, since 1988, Printroom and Studio (With Partner Celia Stothard), 2005.
Senior tutor typography Royal College Art, 1989—2006. Visiting professor University Atrt London (London Institute), 2001.
Fellow: Royal College Arts. Member: Alliance Graphique International, Chelsea Arts Club.
Married Rita Haylett, December 22, 1962 (deceased 1984). Children: Robert Caslon, John Blake, Married Celia Stothard, November 17, 2007.