Syd Mead, the artist behind Blade Runner, has passed away

Concept artist Syd Mead, famous for his work on Blade Runner and Tron(among many others), has died. He was 86 years old.

Mead, a self-proclaimed “visual futurist”, passed away after a three-year battle with lymphoma, as confirmed by his spouse, Roger Servick. The news comes barely three months after Mr. Mead had officially announced his retirement after a 60-year career in conceptual design.