A Summary Of Design Work of Syd Mead
* By no means a complete or conprehensive compilation *
* Information taken from "Future Concepts: The World of SYD MEAD" (Car Styling 1992)
* Without permission, (please email for concerns)
Year Works
1952 Worked for Alexander Film
1956 attended Art Center School
1959 Worked for Ford Motor
1961 Ford show car, "Gyron"
1961 "Fashion in Steel, Function in Design" (published by Hansen for US Steel), Illustruations
1961 "Concepts" (published by Hansen for US Steel), Illustrations and graphics
1962 For show truck, prototype
1962 Worked for Hasen Co.
1962 "projections" (for US Steel), Illustrations and graphics
1963 "Land of Power" (for Allis Chalmers), Illustrations and grpahics
1965 "Celcon" brochure (for Celanese), illustrations and graphics
1968 "Perspective" (for US Steel), illustrations and graphics
1969 "Interface" (portfolio), illustrations and graphics
1969 "new Brand" (illustrated article Automobile Quarterly magazine)
1970 Formed Syd Mead Inc.
1970 Consultant for Philips CIDC (~1982)
1971 Reel tape recorder proposal (Philips)
1971 Cruise ship proposals for Norwegian Carribean Line (~1974)
1974 TV console, proposal (Philips)
1975 Dental chair, proposal (Philips)
1976 Wristwaatch, proposal
1978 Toy concept (Mego Toy, not realized)
1978 movie "star Trek" (Paramount Pictures, realeased in 1979), V'ger Design
1979 American Illustrator Association Prize
1979 Worked at Italdesign in Lancia Delta Interior design
1979 "Sentinel" (published by Dragon's Dream)
1980 Movie "Tron" (Walt Disney, released in 1982)
1980 Movie "Blade Runner" (Warner Brothers, release 1982), visualization
1982 Houston Center (Texas Eastern Transmission, not realized)
1982 Posters (Tokyo internationals Sports Fair)
1983 Movie "2010 Odyssey Two" (MSG, released in 1984) visualization
1983 Formed Oblagon Inc.
1983 Personal exhibition "Car Design for 21st Century - The World of Syd Mead, Genius Who Looks at the Future"
1984 Discotheque "Turia", interior Design
1985 "Oblagon" (Published by Oblagon)
1985 Movie "Short Circuit" (TriStar, released 1986), Number Five Desin
1985 Movie "Aliens" released (20th Century Fox, released in 1986), vehicle design
1985 "Space Club", Illustration
1985 Consultant for Tiger
1985 "Gundam" Poster
1985 Personal exibition "Visual Messages for the Future - Syd Mead's Techno-fantasy", Tokyo
1987 TV series "CyberForce", Props Design (not realized)
1987 Don Cubry Prize (ACCD)
1987 Air pot (Tiger)
1987 Air pot with heater
1987 "Sentinel II" (published by Kodansha)
1987 TV series "LA2015", visula conception (not realized)
1987 Chrysler Management Club Prize
1988 Cosmo Pacifica (Space World, not realized)
1988 "Studio Image I" (published by Oblagon)
1988 Executive pot, proposal
1988 2nd generation Air Pot, proposal
1989 Ink Pot Prize, Fantasy Division
1989 Move "Crisis 2050" (Boss Film, released in 1990), visualation
1989 "Studio Image II" (published by Oblagon)
1989 Volunteer Recongnition Prize (Edison Co.)
1989 F-22 exhibition design (Lockheed)
1990 Fairlane Prize (Ford)
1990 Future railroad design (Japan Rail East)
1990 Kobe Spaceport (not realized)
1990 Singapore Project (not realized)
1990 California pavilion, Seville Expo (not realized)
1990 "Chrome Dude", illustration for calendar (Oblagon)
1990 TV documentary "The Imagination - Futuristic Designer,Syd Mead's World" (NHK, high-definition format)
1990 Exhibition "crisis 2050" Tokyo
1991 "Dr. Jeekhan's" (Gammon 3) Interior and personnel costume
1991 "Spaceship 2056" (Reoma World), attraction design
1991 Video game "Terraforming" (Flight Stuff), Visualizatio
1991 "Blue Street", Illustration
1991 "Kronolog" (published by Bandai)
1992 Arrival at Megarena" (Car Styling), Illustration
1993 "Kronolog II" (published by Bandai)
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