1. PETER SAVILLE
Peter Saville

2. Background
Born In Manchester on October 9th
1955
 Went to Manchester Polytechnic
between 1975-78, studying Graphic
Design
 Rose to fame through his Record
Sleeve designs for Factory records
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3. Early Work
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Intrigued by Punk Community
Became friends with Richard BoonBuzzcocksmanager
Heard about Tony Wilson (TVPresenter)
opening The Factory nightclub
Saville Designed Posters for it but missed
deadline to complete it by
Still signed as a founding partner in Factory
Records

4. Poster for the Hacienda, 1978
Peter Saville's career
kicked off after
designing posters for
The Haçienda
nightclub in
Manchester, run by the
Factory Records label.

5. Joy Division: Closer, 1980
Saville went on to
create the artwork for
musicians
represented by
Factory Records,
including rock bands
Joy Division and Roxy
Music.

6. Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark LP,
1980
Saville went on to
create the artwork for
musicians represented
by Factory Records,
including rock bands
Joy Division and Roxy
Music.

7. England Kit Design
His other work includes
the 2010 England
football kit, which
features small
coloured crosses on
the shoulder panels,
and a showroom for
fabric brand Kvadrat he
designed with architect
David Adjaye.

9. Other examples of his work

10. Peter Saville Interview
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdDdv4Kqt9
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11. Notes from the Video
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Joy Division second album ‘Closer’ Showed
interest in photographic dimension and postmodernism.
Industrial award for the club night at the factory
Industrial warning sign- signature motif of
Hacienda- great symbol- Individual Identity
Icon on first poster
Encyclopedia of astronomy- given to him by Joy
Division- Unknown pleasures -does 3D modeling

12. Joy Division Controversy
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On May 18th 1980
lead vocalist Ian
Curtis committed
suicide
Controversy over
the cover as it
depicts a
gravestone
Saville created it
weeks before his
death

13. ‘Blue Monday’
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Saville relocated to London to work as Inhouse art Director at Virgin Records offshoot
Dindisc.
Notorious for crafting the sleeve for New
Order’s song ‘Blue Monday’
Became biggest selling 12” release in music
history.

14. Lacoste
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Ask to created the limited edition clothing
range for Lacoste’s 80th anniversary.
Produced 80 designs for men and 80 for
women ( only 160 made)
Cost 420 each
Disposed of Crocodile and replaced it with
embroidery

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Lacoste 80th Anniversary Designs

16. Saville Quote
‘Challenges the rules of brand culture’

17. Kanye West
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Kanye West’s latest record ‘Yeezus’ is said to
be clearly influenced by Peter Saville’s design
for New Order’s ‘Crystal’.
Kanye West has recently signed Saville to
design a logo for him.

18. Recent Work
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Reaffirmed his name in the world of graphic
design in 2003
London design Museum exhibited his work
The exhibition was called ‘The Peter Saville
Show’ an was available to see from 23rd May
to 14th September.
Saville had a book ‘ designed by Peter Saville’
that accompanied the Exhibition.

19. Work after The Factory
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Designed for German advertising agency
‘MiereMiere’
Built up a reputation for work advertising
His reputation from previous work (The
Factory) meant he was in demand from the
people that grew up with his work
Considered a highpoint of his career, he
worked as a consultant for EMI, Pringles and
Selfridges.

20. Bibliography
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http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-savillemn0001264756/biography
http://www.dezeen.com/2013/09/20/design-bypeter-saville/