Syd Mead
ArtBorn Jul 18, 1933Died Dec 30, 2019
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
movie1984
Aliens
movie1986
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
movie2007
LIGHT & MAGIC
tv2022
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
movie2000
Blade Runner 2049
movie2017
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
movie2003
The Movies That Made Us
tv2019
The Real History of Science Fiction
tv2014
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
movie2021
Turn A Gundam
tv1999
Tron
movie1982
Filmography
2022LIGHT & MAGICas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)tv2021The Blade Runner Phenomenonas Self - Visual Futurist (1982)movie2019The Movies That Made Usas Selftv2017Blade Runner 2049as Thanksmovie2014The Real History of Science Fictionas Selftv20082019: A Future Imaginedas Himselfmovie2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runneras Selfmovie2006Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Meadas Selfmovie2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'as Selfmovie2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'as Selfmovie2000Mission to Marsas Concept Artistmovie1999Turn A Gundamas Mechanical Designertv1986Aliensas Concept Artistmovie19842010 : The Odyssey Continuesas Himselfmovie1982Tronas Production Designmovie