Segnalo questa bellissima intervista a Syd Mead, famoso illustratore di fantascienza, conosciuto per il design di Alien, Blade Runner, Tron, Corto Circuito, Strange Days e molto altro.
L’intervista è curata da un sito croato di utenti Mac. La prima parte dell’intervista infatti, parlerà di questo.
È dalla seconda parte però, che le cose si faranno molto più interessanti, ovvero quando Mead inizierà a parlare di futuro e, soprattutto, di intelligenza artificiale. :-)
Syd Mead: It is going to be a swell ride, folks!
Back in the renaissance Leonardo da Vinci was considered to be at least a century ahead of his time. Today, such visionary is Syd Mead. Syd’s influential work forged the modern idea of the future. He is a living legend amongst designers, an artist, a futurist, conceptual and industrial designer extraordinaire. True science fiction movie fans need no introduction to this man. Syd Mead’s talent is behind such Sci Fi classics as Blade Runner, Tron, Aliens, Short Circuit, Time Cop, Strange Days, Mission to Mars, 2010 Odyssey and many others. He has set the standards for modern futuristic design. His fruitful creations influenced generations of concept artists and designers. He has been called a ‘visual futurist’ and his work is among the best of the best. Of course, you’ve guessed it – Syd Mead is a Mac user too! :-)
In this interview we’ve covered both – the small talk about simple things like software and hardware he uses to create, but also the most fundamental questions like human consciousness, artificial intelligence and where we are heading as a civilization…
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