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Vaughan Oliver 1957-2019

Farewell to Vaughn Oliver, one of my design heroes. He made album covers that looked like how the music sounded. I've been influenced by his work, along with the photography of Nigel Grierson, since I bought my first LPs in high school. #spicollective #photoobserve #capturestreets #storyofthestreet #thestreetphotographyhub #eyephotomagazine #streetleaks #street_mke #nowherediary #zonestreet #gspc #a7riii #streetgeometry #ig_ometry #lensonstreets #sweet_street_beat #urbanstreetphotogallery #streetphotographersmagazine #broadmag #23envelope (at Appleton, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ru63qniU9/?igshid=w4vegtfzw0hf

Back in the 1980s, Oliver’s key mechanical tool was the PMT (Photo Mechanical Transfer) camera – a vertically mounted large format machine that produced a distinctive type of print, with a lovely tactile surface and seemingly endless visual depth. He was particularly interested in the ‘underexposed’ areas at the edge of the print, which had an atmosphere he liked. Here is the PMT print he used for the Fetisch sleeve shown above – a photo of ripped-up, taped-together Japanese rag paper he composed for the shot.

RIP Vaughan Oliver, his beautiful graphic design work had a huge influence on so many creatives in the 1980s and 1990s. Portrait: @kevinwestenberg #vaughanoliver #4ad #23envelope #v23 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6sDI0EF_zD/?igshid=1kn3rkdqeime7

Modern English - very good band from the early days of 4AD. Singles compilation - post punk classics.

Morning Wake Up. #davidsylvian #secretsofthebeehive #vinyl #ryuchisakamoto #markisham #23envelope #vaughanoliver #nigelgrierson #japan