So, the A380 looks a lot like a 747 (but with an ugly fuselage)
Every time I recognise an A380 by thinking "Stubby looking thing, four engines" I realise that what is flying at the moment is the cut-down version, and it will look right if they ever stretch it to full length. No, I am not privy to Airbus secrets, but nobody could have designed something so abbreviated as the definitive aeroplane.