Revered as a legend in the field of science-fiction, the American industrial designer Syd Mead has given the world memorable and inspiring designs of what the future could be. Recognized for his contributions on the silver screen, he produced conceptual art for blockbuster Hollywood films like Tron, Alien, Star Trek, Short Circuit, and Blade Runner, to name a few. After graduating from Art Center College of Design, Mead started his career as an automobile illustrator for the Ford Motor Company in 1959. He eventually became a sought after illustrator creating architectural renderings and drawings for clients all over the world. 

Besides Mead's legendary imagination and use of form and color, his artwork's detail in perspectives is what can be appreciated by all. Images of a futuristic world and the built environment he shapes in each image illustrates important notes of certainty and idealism that life can be better in the future. When asked in an interview with Curbed why visuals of the future aren't as optimistic anymore Mead replied, "I think it's cathartic to do that, to design a dark future, sort of a "glad it didn't happen to me" situation. To design a nice future is a lot more difficult."

A science-fiction legend that will be missed by all, Mead provided everyone was his optimistic perspective of an alluring world many would want to be apart of. "in visual futurism, the line between total fantasy and futuristic is a thread of reality."