Peter Saville - The Creator of Iconic Record Covers

Ever since his first work for Factory Records in the late 1970s, Peter Saville has been a pivotal figure in graphic design and style culture. An iconic record and album cover designer, Saville helped establish a new standard by which album covers were to be judged. Having a bold, expressive and elegant style, he had a remarkable ability to identify images that epitomize the moment. His work included Joy Division’s iconic Unknown Pleasures cover, as well as work with New Order, Roxy Music, Fleetwood Mac, Suede, Pulp, and many other high profile names in music. Designs he created were so compelling that they struck the same emotional resonance as the music on these albums.

Featured images: Peter Saville, via anwarmontasir.com; Left: Peter Saville - for Joy Division (Unknown Pleasures), via creativeapplications.net / Right: Peter Saville - for New Order (Power, Corruption & Lies ), via whatdesigncando.com