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Poster Alert! Blade Runner tributes

by Swarez, December 1, 2009 5:53 AM


While I've never called myself a big fan of Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi noir Blade Runner I can appreciate what it did in terms of look and design. I find the film itself rather boring and dragging which is strange because I usually am a sucker for a slow burner and meticulous pacing like Terence Malick does so wonderfully.
But thousands upon thousands of movie fans would call me an idiot and praise the film to high heavens and would probably love these two items Nakatomi Inc has put up for sale.

First up is a beautiful print by Tim Doyle and Nick Derington called "White Dragon" which depicts a certain scene in the film but focuses more on the chaotic surroundings in Scott's world. The piece measures 12x24", is in four colors and has this sweet looking rain layer that's done in metallic ink. The print comes in two editions, the regular is available in 120 copies and the limited glow in the dark version has only 30 copies. The regular version will set you back 30 bucks while the glow in the dark variant goes for 50. The prints come signed and numbered by the artists.

You might have seen a variation of the next piece linked on some website before. A fellow who goes by the name of Spacesick has been doing wonderful looking poster designs in the look of these vintage easy to read books. Well Nakatomi managed to snag this dude and make him do a version of his striking Blade Runner design. His entry is a part of the Nakatomi Invitational series and comes both as a poster and as a T-Shirt. The poster was done in only 100 copies and will be on sale until the end of December and after that no more, that is if they don't sell out before the end of the month. The poster is 30 bucks and the glow in the dark T-Shirt is 20 but both together you can have them for 40 bucks.

Check out larger images below in the gallery and follow the links to the Nakatomi HQ if you fancy some Blade Runner on your wall or chest. 

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