History of Peter Saville

[Toon]

Ever since his first work for the fledgeling Factory Records in the late 1970s, PETER SAVILLE has been a pivotal figure in graphic design and style culture. In fashion and art projects as well as in music, his work combines an unerring elegance with a remarkable ability to identify images that epitomise the moment.

When the fly posters for Suede’s new single Film Star were pasted on walls across London in 1997, the languid male sprawled elegantly on the back seat of a Lincoln limousine was instantly recognisable to any graphic design enthusiasts who happened to stroll past. It was Peter Saville, the graphic designer, who had not only art directed the cover of Film Star and the rest of Suede’s Coming Up album, but had posed for the photograph by Nick Knight.

http://www.designmuseum.org/design/peter-saville

[tomharding]

Awesome stuff. I love Peter Saville's stuff.

In fact, my beloved bought me a book full of Factory Records artwork. Yum Yum.

[Toon]

Well done Tom I'm glad someone picked it up, I posted that a week after the forum opened. Least you've bought it back to the top again!!

[Toon]

He did some great cd covers we could post some of our faves here Peters or others..

[Toon]

Another fave..

[Kira-Dee]

I like the last one there toon

[petra]

I like the pulp one also