Alien: Giger's derelict exterior

Leading From

The Design Of The Derelict

  Giger's derelict painting (Work 374: Wreck) that bears qualities of an Escher drawing

a) Overview of my attempt to trace the source of ideas

b) Giger's derelict concept sketches

c) March 1978, Designing the derelict exterior

d) March 1978, Battle between O'Bannon and Scott over the derelict

e) July 1978, Changes to the Derelict  

f) Later stages of the derelict design stemming from "Our Man In Havana" via Jack Kirby
 
g) Comparison to Foss spacecraft designs

h) Comparison to a spiral and a French curve 

i) Comparison to a Record Insert Adapter and the Triskellion

j) Influence from the Ancient Egyptian barge of a million years

k) Influence of Was-Sceptre on design of derelict's engine