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In the lead up to the Creative Masters Forum 2010, Andrew Hagan recently had the opportunity to speak with legendary futurist and artist Syd Mead about his career work and life. Syd Mead is headlining the upcoming Creative Masters Forum Special Event on March 19. Tickets are still available.
Syd Mead is possibly the most prophetic concept designer of our time; not only having an immeasurable impact on engineering, manufacturing, construction, transport, film, and multimedia industries, but also being credited for inspiring several generations of creative thinkers and future visionaries. This text is probably being presented on an electronic device that resembles the stylish qualities he predicted in his concept art decades ago. From his first drawing aged 2½, to the Advisory Board for the President, Syd continues to astound us with his extraordinary work and help define the world which we could live in.
Ron Cobb's designs has had a profound influence on modern popular culture being featured in iconic Hollywood films such as Star Wars, Alien, Aliens, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Back to the Future.
In the 60's and 70's Ron gained notoriety as a political cartoonist, creating visual commentaries on the hot topics and controversies of the time.
Ron is the founding patron of the Creative Master Forum and our first Creative Master. He was the keynote feature for the first Creative Masters Forum conference in October 2008.
Wacom's Creative industry evangelist and book author Ric Holland interviewed Ron for the Art of Making Marks. In this interview, the two discuss the early days, technology and Ron's old friends in film. It truly captures the warm nature of the man Ron Cobb.
