Science fiction would not be what it is today without the influence of Syd Mead. Mead, a futurist and industrial…
The 1985 Master Development Plan for the city of Las Vegas included a cover illustration straight out of Tron. It’s…
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With his work on Blade Runner and other movies, designer Syd Mead did as much as almost anybody to shape our vision…
In 1995, Irvin Kershner tried to make a remake of the classic Forbidden Planet. The project never materialized, but…
Legendary Blade Runner designer Syd Mead helped to inspire the AT-ATs in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, with…
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With the year 2013 a quarter of a century away, the Los Angeles Times in 1988 asked 30 futurists and other experts wh…
A new exhibit recently opened at the London Transport Museum which will likely be of interest to readers of this…
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Impressed with District 9? So was legendary Blade Runner and Tron concept artist Syd Mead. He was so taken with…
Legendary concept artist Syd Mead takes us into the future and talks about what sort of gadgets await us in the year…
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Syd Mead designed the Los Angeles of 2019 for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. This Tuesday, you can win a signed book…
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