Peter Saville - A background knowledge

• Peter Saville (born 9 October 1955) is an English art director and graphic designer.
• Studied graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic from 1975 to 1978.
• Saville became a partner of Factory Records along with Wilson, Rob Gretton and Alan Erasmus.
• Saville designed record sleeves for Factory Records artists, notably for Joy Division and New Order.
• In 1979 Saville moved from Manchester to London and became art director of the Virgin offshoot, DinDisc.
• In 1993 Saville left London and moved to Los Angeles to join ad agency Frankfurt Balkind with Brett Wickens.
• In 2004, Saville became Creative Director of the city of Manchester, as a consultant.
• In 2010, Saville designed the England football team home shirt.