A tragic loss for the community:
Legendary visual effects artist, futurist and industrial designer Syd Mead died Monday at age 86, his manager Roger Servick confirmed to Deadline. Mead had been battling lymphoma, Servick said.
The artist is best known for his concept art for sci-fi movies Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Aliens, Tron, Star Trek the Motion Picture, Johnny Mnemonic, Mission Impossible 3, Elysium and Tomorrowland. In the ’90s, Mead also supplied designs for Japanese anime series,Yamato 2520 and Turn A Gundam.
In addition to TV and movies, Mead worked as an industrial and architectural designer for such companies as Ford, Volvo, Intercontinental Hotels and Honda.
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I just saw that and it cuts like a knife. One of the greatest visionaries of all time. I saw him present some new work in Pasadena maybe 15 years ago, but was not lucky enough to meet him.
The King is dead. Long live the King.