Peter Saville?
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- Douglas0
i tried wearing white jeans for a year. i only got a little more famous. :(
- Douglas0
i tried smoking dunhills too. it helped a little bit more. :(
- Douglas0
i tried asking my friend who owns a record label if i could do some stuff. he said "no thanks." :(
- Douglas0
i ate at the ivy every night for one week with women half my age. nothing. :(
- Douglas0
i rolled into work at 3pm. fired. :(
- Josev0
- http://www.dezeen.co…Josev
- so much FAILqTime
- look like an enthusiastic 17yo's workset
- identity0
Why are any of them famous? I hope 2013 brings an end to the "rock star" designer. The guy who lives in a continual NY circle-jerk of awards shows, monographs and lectures. The guy who presents over and over AND OVER again the same style of work that is more concerned with fitting his ego than shoving a client's problem. The guy that has insulated himself with enough people telling him he is "now & hot" - that are also considered "hot" because they put out publications stating so. The designer who hosts his own work in galleries, thus elevating his repetitive and insular drivel to the level of "fine art".
Peter Saville is not this guy. He's a smart and clever designer that makes thoughtful, emotional and classic work. It's referential in the best ways.
- Shoving = solving*identity
- Nothing wrong with art or making personal work. What bothers me is when you see someone give the same lecture or advice more than once.newuser
- Designers in NY think they are the best and work so hard to be on top and to afford expensive rents. Reality = no one outside cares.newuser
- No one outside cares.newuser
- well said identityutopian
- phew - that was some rantidentity
- technosoul0
Hindsight, is one thing.
But if you consider the kind of records covers being done in the late 70's though, his aesthetic shift was revolutionary. Plus, how many of us did he influence to take up design.
- fadein110
you clearly know v.little about Peter Saville.
@identity - he is about as far removed from "continual NY circle-jerk of awards shows" as is possible.
Great designer / art director - dig deeper.
- pig0
- spendogg0
his entire sleeve archive is here. I didn't know about all the WHAM! work he did.
http://www.petersaville.info/sle…
- NonEntity0
The Europeans like his work. The Americans call it Swiss Design.
It stays :P
- DaveO0
Isn't all design work from another source?
- utopian0
Saville's body of work is meh...
But I do appreciate the fact that he has been consistently doing solid design for decades.
- qTime0
Saville:
Right place
Right time
- necromation0
A modern legend. Half the reason i do what i do.
- ukit20
Good thing no other modern artists ever appropriated work from another source.