As a young teen in the mid 1980's I would spend time over at my friend Jeff's (@jeffdmcdaniel) house skateboarding and listening to records. In these early years he had a great starter collection, which included most Joy Division and New Order LP/EP's. When flipping through these particular albums, I was always intrigued by their covers - the cryptic color bars, type treatments, haunting images and floppy disc die-cuts. At the time I had no idea who was behind the work, but only that it provoked an emotional response in me that existed beyond the music itself. In the 1990's, as I immersed myself deeper into design, I would come to learn more about Factory Records - The label's cultural significance, geographic nuance, design references, and colorful people behind it. There aren't many times in life where one gets to work with an individual one deeply admires, and have it exceed all expectations. This was my experience in 2007 when my friend Andy (@givensfieldreference) organized a meeting between myself and Peter Saville, to explore some collaborative work for DC Shoes. This led to a beautiful exchange of words, and ideas, over the total slippage of time. Peter is memorizing to say the lease. His words come out with such ease and weight, giving each moment a fleeting sense of introspection, as we move to the next. And his cultural touch points land dead center in the framing of youth identity at such critical moments across history's arc. This was a career highpoint for me on so many levels. And maybe be even a little selfish, given my own social proximity to the work and content. I mean after all, DC was much more of a Hip-Hop oriented brand in those years over the rough edges of the Manchester underground in the late 70's and into the 80's. But in the end, this is the sort of market tension we crave as designers, creators and innovators. ⚔️ @petersavillearchive #petersaville #factoryrecords