Syd Mead (born July 18, 1933 in St. Paul, MN) is an industrial designer best known for his vehicle designs in science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens, and Tron. In much of his film work, he is billed as a "visual futurist" or "conceptual designer".
Career History
- 1959: Employed by Ford Motor Company's Advanced Styling Center in Dearborn, Michigan
- 1960 to 1961: Working at Ford Motor Company Styling in Detroit, Michigan
- 1961: Makes futuristic paintings for a US Steel booklet
- 1970: Starts own company, Syd Mead, Inc.
- 1976: Book of designs Sentinel published
- 1978: Works on Star Trek: The Motion Picture (V'ger design)
- 1980: Begins work on Blade Runner (city background designs, vehicle design) and Tron (lightcycle, tank, solar sailer, and carrier designs)
- 1983: Works on 2010 (Leonov spaceship design)
- 1985: Works on Aliens (Sulaco design) and Short Circuit ('Johnny' robot design). Book Oblagon published
- 1987: Designs the Yamato (space battleship, cruisers, fighters, props & costumes) for Japanese anime Yamato 2520
- 1991: Kronolog design book (compilation of Kronovecta, Kronoteco, and Kronovid books) published
- 1994: Works on designs for Timecop (guns, time machine) and Strange Days ('sim-stim' deck and headgear)
- 1998: Designs mecha for Japanese anime Turn-A Gundam
- 2001: Sentury published
- 2004: "DVD" drawing Step By Step 4-series
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