Syd Mead – Space Wreck

An excellent example of Sci-Fi Concept Design and semi-abstraction from world-renowned, American visual futurist Syd Mead.

Image Taken from the 1978 Paper Tiger Book ‘Flight of Icarus’.

Sydney Jay Mead, commonly Syd Mead, (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019) was an industrial designer best known for his vehicle designs in science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens, and Tron.

To read more about him see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Mead or jump to his official site http://www.sydmead.com

If you’ve never heard of Syd Mead, you are in for a real visual treat!

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11 thoughts on “Syd Mead – Space Wreck”

  3. Flight Of Icarus looks an amazing book then! I’d love to scan some of the Syd Mead stuff I have; there’s one of his paintings that was obviously the basis for the four-legged walkers (At-At’s) from Star Wars but it’s printed across the spine and a complete shit to scan!

  4. Some of Syd Mead books are really expensive like £60 and upwards… I guess if your spending that kinda cash you need to spend x10 that on a Coffee Table to rest them on..

    Yeah Flight of Icarus is Great! and only £2 from a Car boot Sale – will get scanning more

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  6. “1000 Days Goes to Mars” is more of an ‘as inspired by’ than a back story. SF/F artwork provides some of the most fruitful motivation for my daily writing.

    Thanks for coming by.

  8. I have a copy of this book, in excellent condition. It was copyrighted in 1977 and is 159 pages of sheer brilliance. It was published by Paper Tiger and measures 12″ X 12″. This book is in full color w/ amazing artwork. Does anyone know what it might be worth ? I might consider letting it go. Maybe. I am into Heavy Metal art and find this stuff simply awesome !!!

  9. Hey Steve, You have a copy of “Flight of the Icarus” lucky you, the copy I picked up was £2 from a Car Boot sale in Halifax and someone had cut out all the Roger Dean Pictures! I reckon you could get anywhere up to £25 on ebay, though equally perhaps only £10-£15, it’s a rare rather than very rare book… So I depends on whose bidding and how much they want it I guess, personally I’d keep hold of it…

  10. I love Syd’s work. The background detail is so effortless. Wish I could get some of his books fo £2! and I would get scanning too.

  11. Thanks for the info guys! I’m getting the book, just for this image. I need to have this in higher resolution.

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