Syd Mead

Personal Info

Known For

Art

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-07-18

Day of death

2019-12-30 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Syd Mead

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

  • Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

    On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

  • Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

    Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

  • 2010 : The Odyssey Continues

    2010 : The Odyssey Continues

  • The Blade Runner Phenomenon

    The Blade Runner Phenomenon

  • Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead

    Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead

  • 2019: A Future Imagined

    2019: A Future Imagined