Visionary graphic designer
Vaughan Oliver, who died last week aged 62, was a key member of the university's
School of Design.
He was the Creative Lead in Graphic Design at Greenwich but is best known for his sleeves for the record label 4AD. His provocative work was impossible to pigeonhole yet instantly recognisable.
Vaughan was closely associated with the Pixies, regarded by many as one of the most influential bands of the last 30 years. This partnership was the subject of a celebration here in 2016.
Where Is My Mind? The Work of Vaughan Oliver and the Pixies was held at Stockwell Street. Pixies frontman Black Francis was among the guests at the packed event, which saw Vaughan give a lecture where he talked about his career.
Speaking at the event Francis told of how he was working in a warehouse at the time the band recorded their first mini-album, Come on Pilgrim. He'd wanted to commit full time to music but something was holding him back.
The proofs for Come on Pilgrim arrived at the warehouse. Francis opened them to see what Vaughan had produced and said "this is a real record. I'm in." He quit the warehouse that day.
Picture: Pixies' Doolittle album cover
