1933

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota

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Still from the documentary Visual Futurist
1952

Alexander animation Studios
Colorado Springs, CO

Animation cell inking, character origination and background illustration

1953

US Army

US Army Corps of Engineers

1956

Art Center School

Service Completed, Honorable Discharge
Enrolls at Art Center College

Double cockpit vehicle

Future Imperial

Bugatti 'Type 41'

Ocean Liner

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1959
Ford Apache arrival, by Syd Mead

Art Center School

Graduates with Distinction, Art Center School

Immediately hired by Ford Motor Company's Advanced Design Studio

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1960

Ford Motor Company Advanced Design Studio
Detroit, Michigan

1961

Hansen Company
Detroit, MI

The world gets a first look at Syd Mead's futuristic vision

Illustration from U.S. Steel Concepts
U. S. Steel "Concepts"
Syd Mead artwork
Freeway, by Syd Mead

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1962

Hansen Company
Detroit, MI

U.S. Steel: Projections Book

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1965

Hansen Company
Detroit, MI

U.S. Steel Print Series

(Earth Mover)

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1966

Hansen Company
Detroit, MI

U.S. Steel Print Series

Space Colony Under Construction

Ford Ranger II Concept

1966 Ford Ranger II concept rendering
1966 Ford Ranger II concept car
1967

INTERGRAPH
DETROIT, MI

William M. Schmidt Associates

U.S. Steel Innovari Concept Car

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Syd Mead stainless steel illustration

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Sport Wagon at Condo Entrance

AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLY

Future Rolls Royce

Future Rolls-Royce concept, by Syd Mead
1968

CPA
Detroit, MI

U.S. Steel INNOVATIONS

Air Race at Megastructure (Canyon Race), by Syd Mead
Air Race at Megastructure ( Canyon Race)

CELCON

1969

U.S. Steel INTERFACE:

Snow Walkers

Harvester

Promotion for Toyota in the US.

Syd Mead illustration for Toyota
1970
Syd Mead Inc. logo, 1970

1970: Founded Syd Mead, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan

Philips C.I.D.C.
Eindhoven

Philips computer room concept, by Syd Mead
Still from the documentary Visual Futurist
Still from the documentary Visual Futurist

Raymond Loewy Associates

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Concorde Interior Concepts

1971

Philips CIDC

1972

Gyro Explorer Painting

Mars Landing Vehicle

1973

Timeline Placeholder

1974

Automobile Quarterly
Aquarius Rising article

Mono Gyro Pods

Arrival

Future Party

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Playboy Land Yacht

Playboy Land Yacht exterior, by Syd Mead
Playboy Land Yacht Exterior

Philips Electronics

Raymond Loewy

Cruise Ship

1975

Jungle Walker Gyro

AQ Magazine Article and Illustrations: Reaching for Aquarius

1976

Sentinel Book Published

Poster Series

Party 2000

Car Styling Magazine Cover

Digital Watches

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1977

Four Man Corvette Launch

Barrier attack Colony

Daedelus Probe

1978

Singer Future of the Smartcar Article for Automobile Quarterly

Disaster at Syntron

Yokohama Tire Ads

1979

Space Wheel exterior and Interior for National Geographic

Moon 2000

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Vger entity

Rocket Cargo Deck, Air Transport Center

ItalDesign Lancia delta Interior

1980

Film concepts: Tron

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1981


Film concepts: Bladerunner

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1982

Megachine

DONGHIA

Architectural illustration

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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS

Architectural illustration

‍

PHILIPS DESIGN CENTRE

Professional & consumer products

‍

HT/HKS ARCHITECTS
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Architectural illustration

‍

ROYAL COLLEGE of ART
LONDON, ENGLAND

Featured conference presentation

‍

APOGEE
VAN NUYS, CA

Houston center theme park

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JOYSTICK MAGAZINE
NEW YORK

Sci-Fi story illustration

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PVS MANAGEMENT: TRIAD
ROME, ITALY

Interior & superstructure, 42O ft. yacht

1983

DEE HOWARD COMPANY
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

747 Interior Royal House of Saudia Arabia‍

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DONGHIA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Architectural illustration‍

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D/INTERNATIONAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Architectural illustration

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LA FORET MUSEUM
TOKYO, JAPAN

One man show and lecture

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PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

WonderWall illustration

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HALTER MARINE YACHTS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

SES type Yacht project

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CHRYSLER CORPORATION
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Dealer promotn’I poster series

‍

PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Playboy Van Design article

‍

GENERAL ELECTRIC
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Promotional poster series

‍

DELA CORPORATION
TOKYO, JAPAN

INTERNATIONAL Sport Fair poster series

‍

JAMES R. POWERS & ASSOCIATES
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Advertising illustration

‍

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Touring show feature poster

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RTKL

Promotional illustration

‍

Announcement poster for 2010 Film

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Golden Gate at Sunset ( Film Prepro)

‍

1984

Film: 2010

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LES JENNINGS DESIGN
DALLAS, TEXAS

727 4OO: Sultan of Brunei

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DEE HOWARD COMPANY
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

747SP: Royal House of Oman

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3D/INTERNATIONAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Architectural illustration

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HALTER MARINE YACHTS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

SES type Yacht project

‍

DEE HOWARD COMPANY
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

747 interior: Royal House of Saudia Arabia
Helicopters
C13O interior
Boeing HydroFoil interior.

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GREY ADVERTISING
JOHANNESBURG, S.A

Advertising illustration: Affrox

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1985

OBLAGON published: Mobilage

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Film: ALIENS

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Film: Short Circuit

Johnny Five

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Gundam Movie Poster

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HT/HKL ARCHITECTS
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Architectural illustration

‍

TIGER VACUUM BOTTLE
COMPANY OSAKA, JAPAN

Design of premium consumer product

‍

SPACE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
CINCINNATI, OHIO

Design and illustration for G.M. dealer program

‍

MISS USA PAGEANT
LAKELAND, FLORIDA

Featured judge on panel of twelve professionals

‍

SEIBU STORES
TOKYO, JAPAN

Second sponsored one man exhibition and lecture

‍

DIGITAL EQUIP. CORP

Promotional poster illustration

‍

MASS. INST. of TECHNOLOGY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Featured post graduate seminar

‍

HT/HKL ARCHITECTS
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Architectural illustration

‍

TRAMMEL CROW
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Architectural illustration

‍

JAMES R. POWERS & ASSOCIATES
HOLLYWOOD

Promotional Illustration: CONRAC

1986

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LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT COMPANY
BURBANK, CA

Design of exhibit for F-22 fighter presentation

‍

TIGER VACUUM BOTTLE COMPANY
OSAKA, JAPAN

Design of consumer product

‍

PRINCESS CRUISE LINES
LOS ANGELES, CA

Onboard featured presenter

‍

MINOLTA CAMERA COMPANY
TOKYO, JAPAN

Advertising illustration

‍

DISNEY IMAGINERING
BURBANK, CA

Featured presenter to design staff

‍

RAYS WHEELS COMPANY
OSAKA, JAPAN

Promotional illustration

‍

HALTER MARINE YACHTS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

2nd Generation, SES type yacht design

‍

STEELCASE, INC.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

Featured presenter, 12 city promotional tour

‍

GENERAL ELECTRIC
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Architectural illustration

1987

Film Concepts: Escort

‍

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT
BURBANK, CA

Promotional illustration

‍

RTKL

Architect’l illustration

‍

CORELAND TECHNOLOGIES
TOKYO, JAPAN

Promotional illustration for video game

‍

CINEMA FANTASTIQUE
ROME, ITALY

Featured presenter and Concours judge

‍

CHRYSLER CORPORATION
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Logo design for Dodge Division

‍

CHRYSLER MANAGEMENT
CLUB DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Featured presentation

‍

APOGEE
VAN NUYS, CA

Action figure toy project

‍

SEQUOIA CREATIVE
SUNLAND, CA

Concept design for Kobe Spaceport theme area

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Discovery theater design; 4th Dimension theater design; concept, illustration

‍

HALTER MARINE YACHTS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Small craft concept design

‍

TRACER, INC.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

Laser Shooting game arena: arena, helmets, gun, lobby

‍

TOKYO DISCO PROJECT
TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept for disco interior

1988

PERRERE ASSOCIATES
LOS ANGELES, CA

Architectural illustration

‍

SEQUOIA CREATIVE
SUNLAND, CA

Re-design of 2nd floor laser shooting game adventure arena, plus story invention for sequence of zones

‍

DYFLEX
TOKYO, JAPAN

Design for laser shooting game adventure arena

‍

TOEI ANIMATION /NIPPON STEEL
KITA KYUSHU CITY, JAPAN

Master plan for “space park” in Kita Kyushu City waterfront

‍

TIGER VACUUM BOTTLE COMPANY
OSAKA, JAPAN

2nd generation version of hot water product

‍

DOUGLAS/HARDING
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Re-design of sea barge mounted “space show” idea

‍

GENERAL ELECTRIC

Mural for new corporate headquarters

‍

NOBU INOUE DESIGN
TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept design for featured theme park pavilion in Reoma World, Shikoku,Japan

‍

Seligman Productions

TV Movie "UFO Cover up"

1989

SONY
NEW YORK, TOKYO

Chief  judge for INTERNATIONAL design contest

‍

LES JENNINGS DESIGN
DALLAS, TEXAS

42O ‘ yacht proposal for the Donald Trump group

‍

PANASONIC
TOKYO, JAPAN

Design promo idea for sport video camera

‍

SHOW SCAN
CULVER CITY, CA

Concept illustration for ride film sequence

‍

TOKYO DEVELOPER
TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept design for interior and exterior of multi-level disco club

‍

BAYSIDE GROUP / SEIBU STORES PISA GROUP
TOKYO / CHIBA, JAPAN

Master plan for golf course and on site structures

‍

APPLE COMPUTER
CUPERTINO, CA

Concept design for “Jaguar” project

‍

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT
BURBANK, CA

Promotional illustration

‍

RATHE BROTHERS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

California Pavilion, ’92 Seville Expo

‍

GENERAL MOTORS: PONTIAC DIVISION
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Featured speaker to design staff; “Skunk works”

‍

TEXTRON MARINE
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

ACV design: exterior, graphics and interior configuration

1990

CITY OF BARCELONA
BARCELONA, SPAIN

Featured speaker at internal Sci-Fi film festival

‍

DYFLEX CORPORATION
TOKYO, JAPAN

Design for gaming level and (Shibuya area) laser shooting arena attraction. Six story attraction opens as Dr. Jeekhan’s.

‍

OKAMURA CORP
TOKYO, JAPAN

(Featured one man exhibit as part of annual trade fair)

‍

Trimark Pictures

Film: Solar Crisis

‍

NHK ENTERPRISES
TOKYO, JAPAN

Promotional lithograph for movie Crisis 2O5O

‍

FORD FAIRLANE CLUB
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

Featured speaker to club

‍

SANED GROUP
ROME, ITALY

Concept design for mega-project in Singapore

‍

BANDAI COMPANY MEDIA DIVISION
TOKYO, JAPAN

Major retrospective book project of Syd’s work)

‍

DENTSU AGENCY
OSAKA, JAPAN

Promotional posters for “Spaceship 2O56” attraction.

‍

SONY
NEW YORK, TOKYO

Chief judge for INTERNATIONAL design contest

1991

SANED GROUP
ROME, ITALY

Concept design and presentation Illustration: ULTRAPOLIS 3OOO Project, Singapore

‍

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

Concept design for 36O deg 9 screen format: Visularium attraction, EuroDisney

‍

JAPAN RAIL EAST
TOKYO, JAPAN

Promotional poster series

‍

BANDAI MEDIA DIVISION
TOKYO, JAPAN

Major print retrospective of Syd Mead’s career

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

Concept design and illustration
AWAGI and NEOTOPIA

‍

HALTER MARINE YACHTS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Concept design and illustration

‍

DETROIT DIGITAL
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Digital poster art for ’91 EYES on the CLASSICS

‍

TEXTRON MARINE
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

ACV For Royal House of Malaysia: exterior and interior

‍

JAPAN INSTITUTE of ARCHITECTS
TOKYO, JAPAN

Featured presenter at Nagasaki conference

‍

SONY
TOKYO, JAPAN

Chief Judge for International design competition

‍

RIGHT STAFF
TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept and scenic design for CD-ROM game project

‍

JAPAN AIR LINES
TOKYO, JAPAN

Featured presenter

1992

MITSUKOSHI DEPT. STORES
TOKYO, JAPAN

Promotional poster for exhibit about dinosaurs

‍

SONY
TOKYO, JAPAN

Chief Judge for International design competition

‍

SONY AMERICA
NEW YORK, N.Y. / TOKYO, JAPAN

SONY 2OOO Project: invited seminar participant: Culver City lot: SONY PICTURES

‍

HUMAN CODE
AUSTIN, TEXAS

SydMead, Inc. CD-ROM project: AARX

‍

BRAIN RESERVE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Consultant for Nissan auto design project: Q45

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Concept and drawing package for Korean EXPO

‍

JAPAN RAIL
EAST TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept and illustration for Kansai urban complex, Osaka

1993

Second Light Pictures

Film: Strange Days

‍

Electric Pictures

Film: Johnny Mnemonic

‍

SONY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Concept and design illustration for multi-media complex.

‍

MICHAEL PETERS YACHTS
SARASOTA, FLORIDA

Concept design for super yacht: exterior and interior: TENCARA Yard, Venice, Italy

‍

3DO
REDWOOD CITY, CA

Concept and digital illustration for never developed game

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Concept and illustration for Warner Bros Burbank Lot redevelopment

‍

BANDAI MEDIA DIVISION
TOKYO, JAPAN

Kronolog II: CD-ROM product developed as “AARX.”

‍

STUDIO AGENCY
TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept and illustration for promotional boat racing club

‍

Columbia Studios

TV Movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth

1994

FORD MOTOR COMPANY
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

Invited presenter for FORD 2OOO international conference

‍

NEXTECH (SEGA IN-HOUSE)
TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept design and key scene digital illustration for CD-ROM game product

‍

AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Featured presenter at Kauai conference

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Concept design and illustration; theme environment

‍

Corlind Pictures

Film Concepts: Forbidden Planet

‍

Dark Horse Entertainment

Film: TimeCop

‍

Yoshinobu Nishizaki

Japan TV Series: Yamato 2520

1995

21st Century Entertainment

Films Concepts: Schizoid

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Warner Brothers

Film Concepts: Sandblast

‍

COMMUNICATION ARTS
OSAKA / TOKYO , JAPAN

Featured presenter
Namesake for tuition scholarship

‍

CITY OF BERLIN
BERLIN, GERMANY

Featured presenter as part of KINO 1OO film festival

‍

ORIGIN
AUSTIN, TEXAS

Featured presenter to design staff

‍

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
SEOUL, KOREA

Judge for student design competition

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Concept design & illustration for theme castle; Tokyo

‍

HUMAN CODE
AUSTIN, TEXAS

“FutureNet” CD project

‍

SYD MEAD INCORPORATED CELEBRATES TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF CREATIVE IMAGINATION FOR CLIENTS WORLDWIDE.
1996

ILM – LUCAS ARTS
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA

Featured presenter to creative staff groups

‍

MICROSOFT
REDMOND, WASHINGTON

Featured presenter to MSN graphic design staff

‍

PASONA INTERNATIONAL
KOBE, TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept design and illustration for site development, vehicle design and entertainment vessel design

‍

ORIGIN
AUSTIN, TEXAS

Production design of alien character and hardware set; Wing Commander V project

‍

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

Imagineering Group: concept and pre-production design for re-use of existing structure interior at Disney Land, Anaheim, California.

‍

GEORGIA TECH
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Concept and stage design for multi-media production called starchild

‍

ONE MAN EXHIBITION
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA BRIGHT RED MYSTERIES

Syd Mead designed show installation at Center For the Arts, Yerba Buena Center.

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Concept design and presentation illustration:
KANGHWA, Korea; Club “21,” Seoul, Korea
Commercial mall area, Seoul, Korea
“Virtual” theme project

‍

ARTDINK
TOKYO, JAPAN

Zest CD-ROM sim product
“A-5” promotional poster art

‍

METAVISION
BURBANK, CA

Production design for vehicles and footage production arti- facts for casino attraction for Las Vegas Hilton
‍

VIRGIN-WESTWOOD STUDIO
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Consultant for Blade Runner CD game project.

1997

Mandalay Entertainment

Film Concepts: Belittled

‍

BOXTOP

Internet World project

‍

PETER HYAMS PRODUCTIONS
SEE MOVIE & TV LIST

For Mandalay Ent. Belittled

‍

PRATT INSTITUTE
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Speaking engagement

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Theme environment

‍

OSAKA COMMUNICATION ARTS
OSAKA, JAPAN

Presentation engagement

‍

PASONA INTERNATIONAL
KOBE, JAPAN

Entertainment ship, Luminaria Urban micro vehicle project

‍

PASONA INTERNATIONAL
KOBE, TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept and pre-production design and illustration for site development, vehicle design and entertainment vessel design

‍

LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT
HOLLYWOOD, CA

Concept design and presentation illustration: “Virtual” theme project. Concept design and presentation illustration: touring rock group stage design

‍

Electronic Arts

Wing Commander: Prophecy Video Game

1998

PETER HYAMS PROD
SANTA MONICA, CA

Pre-production design of vehicles for film: BELITTLED

‍

ROYAL UNIVERSTY OF FINE ARTS
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Event presenter in connection with Arts and Architecture series

‍

PRESENTATION SEMINAR
BERLIN, GERMANY

Sponsored appearance / ALIAS and Thilo REX

‍

SONY: STUDIO 989
SAN DIEGO, CA

Design for sequel to premier brand electronic game for PLAYSTATION

‍

ELECTRIC SANDBOX
MARINA DEL RAY, CA

Production design for proposed computer FX movie ‘SOFT- WARE’

‍

ROUGH DRAFT
GLENDALE, CA

Pre-production design for proposed SIMPSON’s spin-off series for television: design of rocket ship character for show to be called ‘FUTURAMA’

‍

SUNRISE, INC.
BANDAI TOKYO

Re-design of core character MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM and five ancillary story characters, Production of promotional poster art

‍

WALT DISNEY PICTURES
BURBANK, CA

Pre-production design for MISSION to MARS movie

‍

PARAMOUNT PARKS
CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Proposal for franchise theme park plaza

‍

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV
PITTSBURGH, PA

Featured presenter for 1998 Jill Watson Festival event

‍

PASONA INTERNATIONAL
KOBE, TOKYO, JAPAN

Concept and build proposal design for LUMINARIA vessel

1999

Turn-A GUNDAM

Tv Series, 50 episodes

‍

ALIAS-WAVEFRONT
TORONTO, ONT. CANADA

Featured presenter for corporate party
1999 SIGGRAPH

‍

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES
CHICAGO, ILL

Illustrated article for January ‘O1 2OOO issue
‍

SUNRISE, INC
BANDAI TOKYO

Artwork for special issue book on TURN-A GUNDAM series for use as ‘obi’ on publication

‍

SUNRISE, INC.
BANDAI TOKYO

Design of additional robot character for television anime series

‍

PARAMOUNT TELEVISION
LOS ANGELES, CA

Design of weapon sets for proposed television series: ‘SPU2’

‍

SONY IMGEWORKS
CULVER CITY, CA

Presentation to production design staff

‍

FORD MOTOR CO.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Designers’ night presentation event featured presenter

2000

ENGINES OF CREATION
PASADENA, CA

Album CD cover for music combo group

‍

BLASTOFF
PASADENA, CA

Design for MOON ROVER

‍

WARNER BROTHERS
BURBANK, CA

Pre-production design for live action movie version of THE JETSONS

‍

AUTOMOTIVE FINE ARTS SOCIETY
PEBBLE BEACH, CA

Featured guest artist, unveiling of the Pebble Beach tryptich

‍

ANTICIPA LLC
LOS ANGELES, CA

Production design for TV Pilot

‍

LAMBDA CAR CLUB
TROY, MICHIGAN

Featured guest speaker to annual retreat

‍

ART CENTER COLLEGE of DESIGN
PASADENA

Presentation to students as guest of illustration chair

‍

SAN FRANCISCO ACADEMY OF ART
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Guest presenter

‍

WISCONSIN TECHNICAL MEDIA DESIGN CONFERENCE
MADISON, WISCONSIN

Featured presenter

‍

BLAXXON ENTERTAINMENT

Cyberworld: Design for internet avatar world

‍

FORD MOTOR COMPANY
DETROIT MICHIGAN

Advanced Concept Ideas for proposed new Model

2001

‍

AIA CALIFORNIA CHAPTER:
Monterey, California

15th AIACC Monterey Design Conference Guest Speaker and Presenter.

‍

E-Z-GO
Tokyo, JAPAN

“Optimism” Poster Art

‍

PARAMOUNT PICTURES

“THE CORE” Pre-production concept designs with director Peter Hyams

‍

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Dekalb,IL

Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Frankfort, KY

Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

MATTEL, INC.
El Segundo, CA

Syd Mead SENTINEL 400 LIMO Hot wheels Special edition

‍

DRAGON CON
Atlanta, GA

Guest Artist, speaker, presenter and created the poster art for 2001 “DANGEROUS ANGEL”

‍

N.U.T.S. STUDIO
Tokyo JAPAN

“ESSENCE” Official Syd Mead Watch Design

‍

E-Z-GO
TOKYO, JAPAN

Poster Commission

‍

‍

2002

CAROUSEL PICTURES
Santa Monica, CA

“SOUND OF THUNDER” Preproduction concept designs, Dir. Peter Hyams

‍

CENTRO CULTURALE CANDIANI
Venice, ITALY

“OPERA TOTALE 7” Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

AUTO 2002
Torino, ITALY

Guest speaker and presenter

‍

DESIGN 2000 EXPO
Bologne, Italy

Guest lecturer and Panelist

‍

MATTEL, INC.
El Segundo, CA

HOTWHEELS 35th Anniversary poster design

‍

AIA ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

LEGO SYSTEMS A/S
Billund, DENMARK

“VIEW BEYOND 2005” Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE

Syd is commissioned to create designs for proposed electronic game as variant of TV series, ‘BATTLESTAR, GALACTICA’


DISNEY INTERACTIVE DIVISION
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

TRON LIGHT CYCLE: Commissioned to create the design of the LIGHT CYCLE for the TRON 2.O electronic game

‍

2003

Paramount Pictures

Film Concepts: The Core

‍

PASADENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Pasadena, CA

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

‍

3rd Annual D.I.C.E. AWARDS
Las Vegas, NV

Interactive Games Convention Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

3-D FILM FESTIVAL
Copenhagen, DENMARK

Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

TYPO2003
Berlin, GERMANY

Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

ROCKSTAR, INC.
LaJolla, CA

Guest Speaker and Presenter

‍

DENTSU AGENCY
TOKYO, JAPAN

Production of concept designs for a computer generated animation short as feature of AICHI EXPO

‍

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA

FUTURE NOIR EXHIBITION: Syd is invited to be featured in an exhibition and join New York City artists in panel discussion

‍

2004

DUBAI LAND DEVELOPMENT
DUBAI, ARAB EMIRATES

Production of an aerial illustration featuring proposed ‘sport city’

‍

HONDA AMERICATORRENCE, CALIFORNIA

Concept design of ‘future’ variations for motorcycles. Production of illustration for mural enlargement as design studio feature

‍

GORNEY BRAVIN+LEE GALLERY
NEW YORK CITY

Original BLADE RUNNER artwork and new art piece HYPERVAN on CRIMSON PLAZA

‍

MATTEL INC. HOTWHEELS DIVISION

Appearance at the 35th annual Hot Wheels Convention to sign prints of his “SENTINEL 400 LIMO”

‍

ART CENTER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Syd is guest speaker to the Portland Chapter

‍

N.U.T.S. Studio
Tokyo, Japan

The second of Syd’s watch designs goes into production,

‍

GNOMON WORKSHOP
Los Angeles, CA

4 volume DVD series of instructional DVD’s, “TECHNIQUES OF SYD MEAD” goes on sale.

‍

College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan

Presentation

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Lafayette, Indiana

Presentation

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Big Picture Films

Concept art for LUNAR SCOUT COMMANDOS

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2005

David Resnik

Film Concepts: Lunar Scout Commandos

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GNOMON WORKSHOP
Los Angeles, CA

Presentation and Book Signing

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LAMBESIS AGENCY
SAN DIEGO

Hard Rock Hotel and land development illustrations

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CRUISE WAGNER PRODUCTIONS
PARAMOUNT STUDIOS

Director J.J. Abrams, Mask Maker Design for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3

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NAMCO, LTD

Designed the key components for BOUNTY HOUNDS video game

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DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS
Burbank, CA

Presentation to the animators and staff

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Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Lecture and Presentation

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BAHARAINDUBAI, QATAR

Lecture Series

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Art Institute of Colorado
Denver

Lecture and Presentation

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Lawrence Tech University
Southfield, Michigan

Lecture and Presentation

‍

ADDICT Ltd.
London England

Trend setting fashion provider releases a line of T-shirts

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2006

CAR STYLING MAGAZINE

Article: Syd Mead Today

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COOPER-HEWITT MUSEUM
New York, New York

The Smithsonian Institution's Design museum National Design Award

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Guest of honor artist and presenter

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COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES

Guest of honor artist and presenter

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MORI BUILDING PROJECT
TOKYO, JAPAN

Design for proposed rooftop attraction in Tokyo, Japan

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M Modern Gallery
Palm Springs, CA

“TIMELINE” featuring new and old examples of Syd’s illustrations, 10 of which were on sale including newly introduced fine art Prints.

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ILLUSTRATORS SOCIETY
NEW YORK

Guest of honor artist and presenter

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FUTURE CAR
Discovery Channel

Featured in episode 3 of this 4 part series on the Future of the Automobile

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ROCHESTER INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY

Guest of honor and Presenter

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ITALIAN ANIMATION STUDIO
ROME, ITALY

Illustrations for a Sergio Bianchi designed studio

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BOMBARDIER, QUEBEC

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter

2007

SLEDGEHAMMER FILMS
Pasadena, California

VISUAL FUTURIST: The Life and Art of Syd Mead Documentary by Joaquin Montalvan Released

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QATAR STEEL

Aerial illustration of Qatar in the next century

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BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL
FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

Guest of honor and presenter

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T.E.A. Anaheim Summit

Guest Presenter

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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
LONG BEACH, CA

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter

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SAN FRANCISCO ACADEMY OF ART

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter

‍

GRAND ODYSSEY
Nagasaki, Japan

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter at the opening of attraction in the Huis den Bosch theme park.

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WASEDA UNIVERSITY
TOKYO, JAPAN

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter

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COMIC CON CONVENTION
SAN DIEGO

Presentation and Panel appearances with cast as crew from the movie BLADERUNNER including Ridley Scott

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SIGGRAPH PRESENTATION
San Diego,CA

Appearance sponsored by SOFTIMAGE

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Gearbox Entertainment

ALIENS the Game: Based on the movie directed by James Cameron

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ADAPT CONFERENCE
Montreal, Canada

Guest Artist and Presenter

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VISUAL FUTURIST in JAPAN

Emotion Co. Ltd, division of Bandai announces release of Japanese version of this documentary about Syd's Life and career.

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ROMICS FILM FESTIVAL
‍Rome, Italy

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter and recipient of ROMICS AWARD for outstanding illustrator

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SITGES INTERNATIONAL
FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter and recipient of the TIME MACHINE AWARD

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TRINITY COLLEGE
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter

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GRAPHIC ARTS MAGAZINE
Japan

17 page feature on Syd’s career with examples of his art

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ADDICT LTD.
LONDON

Syd Mead Illustrations selected for use on a new line of jackets

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VISIONS THE WORLD OF FANTASY ART

4 original Syd Mead Illustrations showcased with other artists for a 3 month long show

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2008

Disney Animation
Burbank, California

Presentation

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Apple Inc.
Cupertino, California

Presentation

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ADAPT CONFERENCE

Presentation and Panelist

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British and American Tobacco Company

Future of Personal Indulgences: Design ideas, illustrations and Consultation

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Carleton University
Ottowa, Canada

Presentation

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AFTERVILLE CELEBRATION
Torino, Italy

Presentation

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Saatchi and Saatchi / Toyota Motors
‍

Upcoming Toyota Hybrid Illustrations
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OPM Productions
Tokyo Japan

RISE CONDOMINIUM PROJECT ILLUSTRATION

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SIGGRAPH
Vancouver, Canada

Guest of honor Artist and Presenter

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Illustration Project.

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Philip Koether Architects
New York, New York

Bar Basque /Food Parc
Concept Designs for upscale restaurant in Manhattan

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IMAGE F/X MAGAZINE
UNITED KINGDOM

Featured in Magazine Article
‍

2009

SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL
Savannah, GA
‍

Syd joined guests Scott Ross and Rick Baker for this year’s Southern Belle of Film Festivals.

ARIZONA STATE
TEMPE AZ

Presentation

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RTT
Munich Germany

Guest speaker and presenter, consultant for showcase  video.

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University Augsburg
Germany

Presentation

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University of Applied Science
Munich Germany

Presentation

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Cultavator Advertising, Inc.
Denver, Colorado

BRUNTON – THE FUTURE OF CAMPING: Illustrations for advertising campaign

‍

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Presentation and personal appearance Q and A following the screening of the movie BLADE RUNNER.

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Macomb County Community College
Warren MI

Presentation

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College for Creative Studies
Detroit MI

Presentation

2010

NEIL BLOMKAMP
MEDIA RIGHTS CAPITAL

Sci-Fi Motion Picture: ELYSIUM

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New South Wales University
Australia

Featured Presenter

RMIT
Melbourne, Australia

Featured Presenter

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University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia

Featured Presenter

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Queensland University
Brisbane, Australia

Featured Presenter

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Affable Entertainment
Vancouver, Canada.

Interactive Game Design Concept art

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Syd Mead, Incorporated Internal

Megacoach Piece

2011

MOVIE-LAND CASINO
MACAU

Concept art for Gary Goddard Entertainment.

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PASADENA MAGAZINE
Pasadena, California

Cover art for the April issue depicting Lake Street 2021.

2012

FOREST LAWN MUSEUM
Glendale, CA

PROGRESSIONS: Syd Mead’s one man exhibition and presentation opens

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BRAVIN LEE GALLERY
New York City, NY

FUTURE PERFECT PREVIEW Exhibition

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PROGRESSIONS EXHIBITION

Kendall Galleries – Grand Rapids, Michigan

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CTN EXPO
Glendale, California

Keynote Speaker

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IDSA
Boston, MA

International Conference Keynote Speaker

DREAMWORKS

Presentation to animation studio

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ROUGH DRAFT STUDIOS‍
‍
BURBANK, CA

Presentation to animation studio

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COMIC CON‍

San Diego

Promotional appearance for ALIENS: Colonial Marines Game from SEGA

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2013

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Autodesk
Las Vegas, NV

Keynote Speaker

Disney Movie Project

TOMORROWLAND Promotional Art

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FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF ART
Fort Collins, Colorado

PROGRESSIONS Exhibition

Visual Effects Society
Vancouver B.C. Canada

Presentation

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Qualcom Society
Victoria Island, B.C. Canada

Presentation

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Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Presentation

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2014

Moog Synthesizers
Ashville, NC

Interface Design Project

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Forest Lawn Museum
Glendale CA

Presentation

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Rebecca Randal Gallery
Myrtle Beach, SC

PROGRESSIONS Exhibition

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High Museum
Atlanta GA

Presentation

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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Presentation

2015

FIXED POINT FILMS

Film Concepts: TOPEKA
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KIA MOTORS
Detroit Auto Show

License Designs for Introduction presentation

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Strelka Institute
Moscow

Presentation via SKYPE

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Ployphony Digital Inc.
Japan

Gran Turismo Video Game Project

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VALVE CORP
Bellvue, WA

Game Design, CSGO AUG Skin

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OPENING CEREMONY
TOKYO, JAPAN

License Designs for Fall 2016 Line and Launch

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Gnomon Workshop

Techniques of Syd Mead DVD #5

2016

CTN Creative Talent Network

guest at  EXPO 2016

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Chronicle Collectables
Dallas, TX

Collectible Syd Mead Spinner Model Released

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Gammon Proforma
England

Future Party limited print release

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Reload Studios

Raven Project

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Warner Brothers Pictures
Los Angeles, CA

Film: Blade Runner 2049 Concept Art

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Toyota Prius Presentation

Art License

MARS Project
Palm Springs

2017

SCI-ARCH
Los Angeles, CA

Personal Appearance w/ Craig Hodgetts

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PEN Magazine
Japan

Featured article

‍

Visual Effects Society

Hall of Fame Inductee

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Gene Winefield’s Gearhead Bash
Mojave CA

Guest of honor 2017

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ARRIVO.

art license

‍

CTN Creative Talent Network

Syd is guest at  EXPO 2017

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GLOBAL TECH CONFERENCE

Presentation

‍

Georgia Tech.

art license

‍

Callison RTKL

Consultation

‍

Turner Classic Movies

Guest Commentary on the new FILMSTRUCK series

‍

PHANTASTISCLH Magazine

Featured article

‍

Titan Press releases:

THE MOVIE ART OF SYD MEAD: VISUAL FUTURIST Book

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ADIDAS

Presentation and Consultation

‍

Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology (DIO)
Detroit Michigan

Lifetime Design Achievement Award
Voted on by the Automotive designers

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WIRED Magazine
Germany

Featured article

‍

LAMBORGHINI MAGAZINE
Italy

Original Illustrations commission for March Issue

‍

EYESON DESIGN
Detroit Michigan

Poster art released

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2018

OBLAGON, INC with Area223
Pasadena, CA / Essex, VT

Valentine’s Day Release of A FUTURE REMEMBERED
Autobiography of Syd Mead Part 1

2019

September 18:

Syd Mead Officially Retires

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December 30:

Syd Mead Passes away at home among loved ones. His last words:

“I am done here. They’re coming to take me back.”