If you're a fan of concept designers, like Syd Mead (Tron, Aliens, Star Trek), you've got to check out the "Blade Runner Sketchbook".
Blade Runner (1982) is a Ridley Scott film starring Harrison Ford as a Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a 'blade runner' stalking genetically made criminal replicants.
Besides the amazing and rare concept art in the book, we also find and interesting glimpse into the mind of visionary director Ridley Scott. He was so concerned with the shape and visual profile of the objects in his film that he had Syd Mead redesign parking meters from sleek cylinders to make them chunky and more interesting.
Blade Runner (1982) is a Ridley Scott film starring Harrison Ford as a Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a 'blade runner' stalking genetically made criminal replicants.
Besides the amazing and rare concept art in the book, we also find and interesting glimpse into the mind of visionary director Ridley Scott. He was so concerned with the shape and visual profile of the objects in his film that he had Syd Mead redesign parking meters from sleek cylinders to make them chunky and more interesting.
Charles Knode and Michael Kaplan's 1940's inspired costumes are in full display too. Here are some samples from the book.
Interior Deckard's apartment entry
Interior "Spinner" vehicle
Alternate police "spinner" vehicle design
Fire hydrant designs
Parking meter design
Alternate "spinner" vehicle design
You can use the embedded book below to read it.
You can find the book online courtesy of Futurenoir and see more of Syd Mead's designs at sydmead.com
Even though the book is out of print you can still get a copy by searching Amazon or eBay. Just get ready to drop a couple of hundred dollars.
Via Wired.com
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Sweet, he even designed the parking meters. That's attention to detail
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