1990 03 Peter Saville The Face

DESIGN The Manchester tradition

Malcolm Garrett and Peter Saville were studying graphic design at Manchester Poly when punk hit the city, and both quickly became involved with the local music scene. Garrett worked with the Buzzcocks, later starting the design company Assorted Images, and Saville became art director at Factory before setting up his own company, PSA, in London. Together, they established a tradition of local designers working with local bands, shops and clubs continued now by Manchester-based teams Trevor Johnson / Tony Panas and Central Station Design. The Poly now has a reputation for turning out innovative designers — Arena's Ian Swift and our own Pat Glover are graduates, as was Dave Crow, who initiated the Poly magazine Fresh seen above