New Order to Wim Crouwel

Looking through the Factory Records Graphic Album, 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Factory-Records-Complete-Graphic-Album/dp/0500286361 


I found this 

 


These are the sleeves for New Order - Substance. Peter Saville designed these using Wim Crouwel's New alphabet

Wim Crouwel never designed this typefact to be readable, but as a need for typefaces to be viewed on early computer screens and  phototypesetting equipment.

I find it very interesting that at the time the style was modern and looking forward to the future but now as styles have moved on its seen as retro-futurism

I also found a great interview with Crouwel here

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2007/july/striking-the-eye-an-interview-with-wim-crouwel