Syd Mead

"visual futurist"

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"Visual futurist" Syd Mead is an industrial designer and neo-futuristic concept artist.

Syd Mead on KCRW

The 1982 cult movie   Blade Runner   had an unforgettable look: a dark, dirty Los Angeles with brooding streetscapes filled with a jangle of architectural styles and ominous vehicles…

Remembering 'visual futurist' Syd Mead

The 1982 cult movie Blade Runner had an unforgettable look: a dark, dirty Los Angeles with brooding streetscapes filled with a jangle of architectural styles and ominous vehicles…

from Design and Architecture

A concept drawing by Syd Mead of a futuristic street scene for "Blade Runner" (1982) 
 Syd Mead envisioned the Spinner flying police cars in Blade Runner, the Light Cycles in Tron and…

The Movie Art of Syd Mead

A concept drawing by Syd Mead of a futuristic street scene for "Blade Runner" (1982) Syd Mead envisioned the Spinner flying police cars in Blade Runner, the Light Cycles in Tron and…

from Design and Architecture

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