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Biography
Sydney Jay Mead (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019) was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist. He made 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Syd Mead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Time Machine Award · 2007
- Inkpot Award · 1989
- National Design Awards
Filmography9 titles

Aliens
1986Concept Artist
1986Concept Artist

Light & Magic
2022as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007as Self
2007as Self

Blade Runner 2049
2017Thanks
2017Thanks

The Movies That Made Us
2019as Self
2019as Self

The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self
as Self

Tron
1982Production Design
1982Production Design

Mission to Mars
2000Concept Artist
2000Concept Artist

Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead
2006as Self
2006as Self