Ron Cobb's design work for the movie "Alien" has shaped the look of science fiction ever since. Part of his legacy is the "Semiotic Standard", a visual standard for starship signage. Joe Blogs has a good introduction.
This is my expansion of the standard, tailored for use in the Traveller tabletop RPG. The "Jump Drive" glyph may look a little familiar. Heh.
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It goes without saying for anyone who is aware of the film, but Underwater is heavily inspired by Alien, down to the Semiotic Standard on the screens in the control room!
@Unknown
I never actually noticed that!
I thoroughly enjoyed Underwater because Kristen Stewart is an amazing actress (she's the only American to receive a Cezar award, Meryl Streep got an honorary one, so that doesn't really count)
Plus I find her very attractive.
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