Next up in my, "Where Are They Now?" series is PHS alum, Syd Mead.
Sydney Jay Mead (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019) was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist - futurist concept artist, widely known for his 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.
Born on July 18th, 1933 in St Paul, Minnesota, Mead was a natural at drawing and encouraged by his art enthusiast, Baptist minister father. 'By the time I was four I was drawing cars with people and by 11 portraits of my uncle Henry which were actually quite good,' he recalled in an interview back in 2015.
Syd Mead was the first Visual Futurist in film history. He contributed designs to most major film studios and worked on such feature films as; Star Trek - The Motion Picture, Blade Runner, TRON, 2010, Short Circuit, Aliens, Time Cop, Johnny Mnemonic and Mission Impossible - 3.
Among his many clients and accomplishments Syd also did design work for; Ford Motor Company, U.S. Steel, and Philips Electronics.
Syd passed away peacefully at his home in Pasadena, CA on December 30, 2019 at the age of 86.
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