Syd Mead (1933-2019)
I do apologise for this late obituary. Syd Mead, a conceptual designer and visual futurist responsible for providing the artwork of films like "Blade Runner", "TRON", and "Aliens", passed away on 30th December 2019 at the age of 86 due to complications of lymphoma. Before his death, he announced his retirement in September and was about to receive the Cameron Menzies Award for his designs in the Art Directors Guild.
Starting in 1979, he began his conceptual art career with "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". He continued his work on "Blade Runner", where he did futuristic designs, including the vehicles and the city of Los Angeles, seen from his unique perspective. Many years later, it was then that Syd got to work with Ridley Scott again on the sequel "Blade Runner 2049". He was among the three conceptual artists who worked on the Disney film "Tron", where he designed the light cycles, the solar sailer, tanks and Sark's carrier. Syd continued illustrating designs for films like "2010", "Aliens", "Short Circuit", and more recently "Elysium" and "Tomorrowland".
Should you wish to view Syd Mead's designs and artwork, visit his official website (www.sydmead.com).
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