Peter Saville
1955– | BORN: London, England | EDUCATION: St. Ambrose College, Manchester Polytechnic (later Manchester Metropolitan University)
Designed influential album covers
Focused on conceptual imagery to make an emotional connection between bands and their fans
While punk and disco dominated the 1970s music scene, Peter Saville was listening to experimental and electronic bands, like Roxy Music and Kraftwerk. So it’s not surprising that this British designer deployed his talents in the music world.
In 1978, British journalist Tony Wilson hired Saville to design a poster promoting his Manchester music club, The Factory. An anarchic punk-rock ...
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