Ridley Scott ya ba da kyautar Edward Hopper zanen Nighthawks da kuma mujallar almara na kimiyyar kimiyya na Faransa Métal Hurlant, wanda mai zane Jean "Moebius" Giraud ya ba da gudummawa, a matsayin tushen yanayi. Ya kuma zana a kan shimfidar wuri na "Hong Kong a kan mummunan rana" da kuma shimfidar masana'antu na gidansa na gida a arewa maso gabashin Ingila. Halin da ake gani na fim din ya rinjayi aikin masanin Italiyanci mai suna Antonio Sant'Elia. Scott ya hayar Syd Mead a matsayin mai zane-zane; kamar Scott, Métal Hurlant ya rinjaye shi.
Syd Mead