Swiss Public Television reports that the surrealist painter and Science Fiction Hall of Fame honoree H.R. Giger, creator of the Alien design used in Ridley Scott's 1980 movie as well as numerous other works of art and design, has died at the age of 74 due to injuries sustained in a fall.
(Score: 3, Informative) by WillAdams on Tuesday May 13 2014, @12:05PM
by Paul Scanlon (Author), Michael Gross (Illustrator) belongs on every illustrator / designer / writer's shelf --- fascinating background story of the making of the movie Alien, and H.R. Giger's involvement.