Syd Mead

Syd Mead

Known for

Art

Born

July 18, 1933

Birthplace

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died

December 30, 2019 (aged 86)

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."

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Best known work

Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Aliens
Aliens
1986
Tron
Tron
1982
Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars
2000
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Turn A Gundam
Turn A Gundam
1999

Filmography

  1. 2022

    LIGHT & MAGICTV

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode)

  2. 2021

    The Blade Runner Phenomenon

    as Self - Visual Futurist (1982)

  3. 2019

    The Movies That Made UsTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  4. 2017

  5. 2014

  6. 2008

  7. 2007

  8. 2006

  9. 2003

  10. 2000

  11. 2000

    Mission to Mars

    Concept Artist

  12. 1999

    Turn A GundamTV

    Mechanical Designer

  13. 1986

    Aliens

    Concept Artist

  14. 1984

  15. 1982

    Tron

    Production Design

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