Despite the bleak tone of Blade Runner, the 1982 film most closely tied to his name, designer Syd Mead's vision of the future was never cemented in darkness or desperation. Instead, it was Mead's ...

Syd Mead offers a kaleidoscopic vision of future worlds in Future Pastime, an exhibition on view in New York City. Celebrated ...

Mead was hired to design the flying police vehicle for Ridley ... lights cast complex shadows across a dark urban landscape. Syd Mead, Running of the 200th Kentucky Derby, 1975 Courtesy Syd ...

Curated by Elon Solo and William Corman, Future Pastime focuses on Syd Mead’s lifestyle ... thin imitations of AI. Mead was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1933. After a spell in the army, he went to ...