Syd Mead

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".

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• 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 (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

Syd Mead: 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"....

July 18: July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining....

1933: 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar)....

Syd Mead related Images and Photos (experimental)

Richard Mead 1739

Grand Canyon, Arizona. Las Vegas, Lake Mead Country Map

15-Year Old Skiing Prodigy Andrea Mead Lawrence

View of Boulder Dam 726 Ft. High with Lake Mead 115 Miles Long Stretching Out in the Background