Syd Mead
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
- Art
- Born
- 1933-07-18 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- 2019-12-30
Known for
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — Thanks
- Aliens (1986) — Concept Artist
- Tron (1982) — Production Design
- Mission to Mars (2000) — Concept Artist
- The Movies That Made Us (2019) — Self
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) — Self
- LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Real History of Science Fiction (2014) — Self
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003) — Self
- Turn A Gundam (1999) — Mechanical Designer
- On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) — Self
- The Blade Runner Phenomenon (2021) — Self - Visual Futurist (1982)
- Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead (2006) — Self
- 2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984) — Himself
- 2019: A Future Imagined (2008) — Himself