A couple of days ago, I made a small, simple sign that cautioned against recycling plastic pump parts. Please click here to see it.
However, this is the sign I really wanted to make, something dystopic and reminiscent of the movie Blade Runner (1982):
The big Collector's Edition of Blade Runner has a small documentary about the art department crew that designed all of the signage for the movie. Early on, it was decided that every surface of Los Angeles in 2019 would be covered with logos, writing, labels, and advertising.
For a movie that missed predicting smart phones, they nailed the look of things to come. Even now, most of our home is covered with text and print of one sort or another.
What I found cool about the Blade Runner set decoration was that all of the signage was laid out by hand - the artists had very little in the way of computer assistance back then. I rattled this sign off quite quickly in Photoshop, which is faster and more accurate.
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