'''Sydney Jay Mead''', better known as '''Syd Mead''', (born July 18, 1933 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States), is an industrial designer who designed the [[Light Cycle]]s, [[Light Tank]]s, [[Sark's Carrier]], the [[MCP]] and the TRON Typeface, as well as the [[Super Light Cycle]] and the [[Game Grid]]. He also designed vehicles and objects for famous science-fiction films such as [[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]], [[wikipedia:Aliens|Aliens]], [[wikipedia:Short Circuit (film)|Short Circuit]] and [[wikipedia:2010 (film)|2010]].
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'''Sydney Jay Mead''', better known as '''Syd Mead''', (born July 18, 1933 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States), is an industrial designer who designed the [[Light Cycle]]s, [[Light Tank]]s, [[Sark's Carrier]], the [[MCP]] and the ''TRON'' Typeface, as well as the [[Super Light Cycle]] and the [[Game Grid]]. He also designed vehicles and objects for famous science-fiction films such as ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Aliens|Aliens]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Short Circuit (film)|Short Circuit]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:2010 (film)|2010]]''.
In much of his film work, he is billed as a "visual futurist" or "conceptual designer". In 2006, a documentary about Syd Mead entitled, "Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead" was made. It featured interviews with ''[[TRON]]'' director [[Steven Lisberger]] and Special Effects Supervisor [[Richard Taylor]].
In much of his film work, he is billed as a "visual futurist" or "conceptual designer". In 2006, a documentary about Syd Mead entitled, "Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead" was made. It featured interviews with ''[[TRON]]'' director [[Steven Lisberger]] and Special Effects Supervisor [[Richard Taylor]].
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In much of his film work, he is billed as a "visual futurist" or "conceptual designer". In 2006, a documentary about Syd Mead entitled, "Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead" was made. It featured interviews with TRON director Steven Lisberger and Special Effects Supervisor Richard Taylor.
