About CP1919

An archive of
an image escaping.

CP1919 is an independent, growing collection of the places the Unknown Pleasures graphic has appeared. It connects the design’s history with the objects, fashion, remixes, and internet culture that keep giving it new lives.

What gets included?

A find needs a recognisable connection to the graphic and a source that shows the appearance. We link to original makers and primary records wherever possible. When only a secondary source survives, we name it.

The visual collection contains 222 finds. It is a starting point, not a claim to have catalogued the entire internet. Unknown dates, uncertain makers, and digital mockups are labelled. Historical product entries do not imply current availability.

Who made the famous image?

Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the pulsar. Harold Craft created the stacked scientific plot. Peter Saville adapted the diagram for Joy Division’s sleeve. Those are separate contributions, and each deserves its credit.

Images & attribution

Images are presented as reference thumbnails with source links and credits on each find. Artwork, photographs, product designs, and names belong to their respective owners. An attribution is not a claim of permission or endorsement. The CP1919 reconstruction by Kakomat is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see its entry for the source and licence.

Keep exploring

Joy Division Central (JoyDiv.org) is a long-running independent resource for the band’s discography, concerts, recordings, and history. It is a useful companion to this archive of the image.

Help it grow

Spotted a new use, found an earlier source, or know a missing credit? Put together a find or correction with the source link so it can be checked.