Early Life and Career
Kindersley was the son of David Kindersley the stonecutter and typeface designer, and his first wife Christine. He attended King Edward VI School, Norwich and the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts where he met his wife Juliet. He then worked for an advertising agency and from 1969 to 1974 as art director for the publishers Mitchell Beazley, where he was notable for designing the popular illustrated manual The Joy of Sex. He then co-founded Dorling Kindersley with Christopher Dorling.
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