Syd Mead (1933–2019)

Author of The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist

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Image credit: Syd Mead, vehicle designer who worked on films such as Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron, at the 2007 Jules Verne Adventure Film Special Awards Presentation (2007)

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The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist (2017) — Artist — 135 copies, 1 review

Syd Mead's Sentury II (2010) 38 copies

Oblagon, Concepts Of Syd Mead (1996) 31 copies

Syd Mead's Sentury (2003) 30 copies

Sentinel (1979) 27 copies

Sentinel II : steel couture, Syd Mead, futurist (1987) 15 copies

Studio Image One (1988) 12 copies

Studio Image Two (Portfolio Series) (1989) 9 copies

Studio Image Three (Portfolio Series) (1994) 8 copies

Oblagon, Concepts Of Syd Mead by Syd Mead (1996-12-18) 4 copies

Studio Image 1 by Syd Mead (RGB Collection, 1) (2024) 4 copies

Techno Fantasy Art (1985) 4 copies

Studio Image 2 by Syd Mead (RGB Collection, 2) (2024) 4 copies

Studio Image 3 by Syd Mead (RGB Collection, 3) (2024) 3 copies

Techniques of Syd Mead 1:: No. 1: Thumbnail Sketching and Line Drawing (2006) 1 copy

Concepts 1 copy

Syd Mead: A future remembered; an autobiography 1 copy

Syd Mead Exhibition: "Innovator in the Design of the Future" 1 copy

Kronovecta: Concept Designs of Syd Mead 1 copy

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Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2019) — Art/illustration — 154 copies, 5 reviews

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Legal name: Mead, Sydney Jay
Birthdate: 1933-07-18
Date of death: 2019-12-30
Gender: male
Education: Art Center School, Los Angeles, California, USA (1959)
Occupations: artist
industrial designer
neo-futuristic concept artist
Organizations: Syd Mead, Inc.
Awards and honors: Chesley Award for Lifetime Achievement (2020)
Relationships: Servick, Roger (spouse)
Short biography: ... American industrial designer and neofuturistic concept artist, widely known for his designs for science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron. (Wikipedia)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Places of residence: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Pasadena, California, USA
Place of death: Pasadena, California, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist by Syd Mead

Beautiful art book, that can be summarized as concept art for future, in some cases even down to the level of architecture and layout of buildings, apartments and houses.

Just looking at ergonomic-related sketches to determine the height, width of the spaces, how they will behave in space during the every day tasks ..... pure delight. One has a feeling that every piece Syd Mead works on can be implemented very quickly, it is just exquisite how every detail has a purpose, is rugged where show more needed and feels like piece of machinery that can just be built in the factory nearby.

While some work is more fantastic than other (i.e. Tron vs Mission Impossible tools or Blade Runner vehicles) each and every piece is not given as something abstract, but as something that can be built, sewed and has a true meaningful purpose. Just look at Elysium concepts ...... beautiful.

If you need inspiration, or just to see something beautiful, futuristic and - while looking at it - practical, even if it is set in doom and gloom of Blade Runner, this is the book for you.

Highly recommended. show less

Nov 2, 2025