Goudy in 1915 – as part of a veritable typographic cornucopia: If you don’t want to know when Blade Runner’s sole appearance of Eurostile Bold Extended occurs, look away now.)īlade Runner’s opening crawl is distinctly un-futuristic in its choice of font. It uses Goudy Old Style – designed by Frederic W. (As with my previous articles, I should note that there are spoilers aplenty throughout the next 5,000 words.
Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner cements Scott’s reputation for beautiful, gritty, tech noir science fiction. After studying Alien in intimate detail, it’s time to look at the typography and design of Ridley Scott’s other classic sci-fi movie, Blade Runner. Based on Philip K.