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doug to LV426 - On Lemmy no one can hear you scream@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Ron Cobb’s concept designs for Alien (1979) included this “Semiotic Standard” for spacecraft.

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Ron Cobb’s concept designs for Alien (1979) included this “Semiotic Standard” for spacecraft.

doug to LV426 - On Lemmy no one can hear you scream@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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  • Canadian_Cabinet @lemmy.ca
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    While these look awesome, they do a terribly job at communicating what the warning/danger is. I don’t remember seeing them, were they used in the final cut of the movie?

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      Yes. They’re just set decoration used throughout the ship. One can be seen in the crew introduction.

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    Absolutely love this iconography

  • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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    You can get these as keycaps from signature plastics.

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    While it has some issues, this is a very well throughout signage system ! I like how pressure, vacuum and radiation are represented.

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    If you like long articles, here’s a pretty fascinating read on the typography and design of signs and writing in Alien, including some content on Semiotic Standard.

    https://typesetinthefuture.com/2014/12/01/alien/

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    These are cool. I should print some.

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    An all-time classic of design fiction

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