Syd Mead

Syd Mead

Art

Born: 1933-07-18 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Sydney Jay Mead (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019) was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist. He made designs for science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron. Mead has been described as "the artist who illustrates the future" and "one of the most influential concept artists and industrial designers of our time." Description above from the Wikipedia article Syd Mead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

Self

LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Real History of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction

Self

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Self

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Self

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

Self - Visual Futurist (1982)

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

Self

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Himself

2019: A Future Imagined

2019: A Future Imagined

Himself

Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead

Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead

Self