RIP, Syd Mead.

"phenotyp" (phenotyp) 12/30/2019 at 20:11 • Filed to: obituary, design, industrial design, car design, syd mead

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An inspiration to at least a couple generations of designers passed today. I met him back in 2003, even had him sign my copy of Sentury .

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Oh, and he had a big hand in a little movie called Blade Runner . !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! he talks about working on 2049 .

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The passing of a giant, today.

facw > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 20:34

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Cash Rewards > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 20:38

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Wow, I missed that. If anything, you're understating his legacy

phenotyp > Cash Rewards 12/30/2019 at 20:44

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Oh, I am, for sure. Not sure that I can add much to stuff that others (who aren’t stuck in hotel rooms with a 6-year-old) have written.

slipperysallylikespenguins > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 20:54

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What another bummer to end this bummer of a year on. As a fan of futurism, industrial/automotive design, and sci-fi he will certainly be missed. He also worked on Tron, Aliens, Star Trek, and Elysium. His style was so unique and easily identifiable .

My favorites of his were early US Steel work and the movie designs.

MarquetteLa > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 20:57

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Just the best.

phenotyp > slipperysallylikespenguins 12/30/2019 at 20:58

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I actually like his amusement parks, environments, and interiors as much as his other stuff.

slipperysallylikespenguins > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 21:00

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That’s what made him so interesting. He could design entire worlds and everything looks like it belongs.

phenotyp > slipperysallylikespenguins 12/30/2019 at 21:23

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His sense of proportion and scale was impeccable. 

gettingoldercarguy > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 21:32

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Great tastes in cars to boot.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 21:40

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Oh Wow, I printed a lot of his work in the days. One of my former bosses was (still is, or was until just today ...) a friend/business associate of Syd’s. I never met him personally but knew him by his work and reputation... Said ex-boss worked with Syd on the production of A Future Remembered, not like a huge amount, but he WAS involved...

This is his website FYI: https://shop.motorology.com/

Your boy, BJR > phenotyp 12/30/2019 at 21:52

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Here’s some of my faves from him

Also should be noted the guy’s taste in cars- in the futurist’s garage was a CT6 and a ‘72 Imperial.

RIP Syd. Your particular brand of late mid century futurism will be deeply missed .

slipperysallylikespenguins > gettingoldercarguy 12/30/2019 at 21:58

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Indeed