Syd Mead
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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.
- 1960–1961: 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.
- 1986: Works on Short Circuit (robot design).
- 1987: Designs space cruisers, fighters, props, and costumes for the Japanese animation Yamato 2520.
- 1991: Kronolog design book (compilation of Kronovecta, Kronoteco, and Kronovid books) published.
- 1993: Designs vehicles for the computer game CyberRace.
- 1994: Works on designs for Timecop (guns, time machine) and Strange Days ("sim-stim" deck and headgear).
- 1997: Conceptual artist on the computer game Wing Commander: Prophecy.
- 1998: Designs mecha for the anime Turn A Gundam.
- 2000: Works on Mission to Mars (vehicle design).
- 2001: Sentury published.
- 2004: "DVD" drawing Step By Step 4-series.
- 2005: Works on Mission: Impossible III (Mask Maker machine design).
