
Peter Saville and Adrian Shaughnessy, by James Kirkup, on Flickr. All rights reserved.
It was the first of several President's Lectures of 2009. Need I say more?
As a D&AD intern, I wasn't sure what to expect when I found out that Peter Saville would be speaking. Who would come to see the lecture? What would he talk about? What would he be like?
The event sold out rather quickly and there wasn't an empty seat in the venue. As I worked at the front and helped with ticketing, I soon realized that Saville has such a diverse group of fans; so many different kinds of people walked through that door and they were all there for the same thing. They all wanted to hear Saville's philosophies and ways of thinking and see in-person what it is that continuously draws us to this man and his work. I suppose then that it shouldn't come as a surprise that Saville spoke with (often humorous) candour about his career and life. He had so many stories to share and the lecture proved to be interesting, educational, and often times, quite entertaining.
Overall, it was an great lecture and if it was any indication of what's to come, the remaining lectures in the series will not disappoint.
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