Sydney Jay Mead (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019)[3] was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist.

His father was a Baptist minister, who read him pulp magazines, such as Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, sparking his interest in science fiction.

Mead left Ford after two years to illustrate books and catalogues for companies including United States Steel, Celanese, Allis-Chalmers and Atlas Cement.

[6] With his own company in the 1970s, Mead spent about a third of his time in Europe, primarily to provide designs and illustrations for Philips, and he continued to work for international clients.

[7] Through the 1970s and 1980s, Mead and his company provided architectural renderings, both interior and exterior, for clients including Intercontinental Hotels,[8] 3D International, Harwood Taylor & Associates, Don Ghia, Gresham & Smith[9] and Philip Koether Architects.

[10] Beginning in 1983, Mead developed working relationships with Sony, Minolta, Dentsu, Dyflex, Tiger Corporation, Seibu, Mitsukoshi, Bandai, NHK and Honda.

In May 2007, he completed work on a documentary of his career with the director Joaquin Montalvan entitled Visual Futurist:The Art & Life of Syd Mead.

[19] They established a publishing extension, OBLAGON, Inc., in Hollywood[20] and relocated in 1998 to Pasadena, California, where Mead continued to work.