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Retro-futuristic Syd Mead illos from US Steel int'l promotional pack
March 28, 2008 7:34am
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Note that Syd Mead also provided the conceptual designs for much of Blade Runner, a very dystopian portrayal of the future.
These scenes are so cheery and shiny because they are intended to sell steel.