/r/RetroFuturism

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This subreddit focuses on the futurist visions of eras past. However posts may also contain contemporary art with a retrofuturist theme.

Futurism was born out of humanity's sudden thrust into technological revolution. To the many that witnessed the dramatic, rapid change, it seemed a technological utopia was fast approaching. This unbridled optimism caused the collective imagination to run wild.

Dreams of the future reveal more about the mind of the dreamer than the future itself.

This subreddit focuses on the futurist visions of eras past. However posts may also contain contemporary art with a retrofuturist theme.

Futurism was born out of humanity's reaction to a sudden thrust into technological revolution. To the many that witnessed the rapid change, it seemed technological utopia was fast approaching. This unbridled optimism caused the collective imagination to run wild.

Although many of these visions seem almost comical now - the spirit in which they were created is part of the reason you are currently looking into a glowing rectangle with unlimited, instant access to the sum of all human knowledge.

POSTING GUIDELINES:

Vintage =/= Retrofuturism

Vintage Sci-fi =/= Retrofuturism

Please avoid posting vintage technology, unless it has a intentionally and obviously "futuristic" design.

I will work to prevent default sub syndrome: clickbait titling, meme-ification, etc. So please watch the titling and try to be as informative as possible! Vast majority of submissions have been perfect for the sub and the community is great. Just want to nip any trends in the bud. I reserve the right prune low-quality and/or questionable content to keep the frontpage looking good!

Post only:

1. Futurist visions from eras past.

2. Contemporary art with a retrofuturist theme.

3. Discussion threads related to retrofuturism.


Related Subreddits:

r/ImaginaryTechnology - Sci-Fi and Fantasy art featuring robots, cyborgs, mechanisms and spaceships.

r/FuturePorn - A subreddit for futuristic concept designs.

r/WorldOfTomorrow - Present day predictions of what the future might hold.

r/ImaginaryHistory - If the infinite multi-verse theory turns out to be true, all of this actually exists.

/r/RetroFuturism

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America’s Moonbase, circa 1945

2 Comments
2024/12/12
08:34 UTC

334

Is man doomed by machine age? Illustration from Modern Mechanics and Inventions, March 1931.

9 Comments
2024/12/11
11:21 UTC

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Vibroplane. Oil painting by me

18 Comments
2024/12/10
16:02 UTC

1,106

Classroom of the future. This one’s not too far off.

45 Comments
2024/12/06
09:17 UTC

601

Aerocapture on Mars. Oil painting by me

15 Comments
2024/12/06
02:55 UTC

69

Archival footage from 1970 Osaka Expo

9 Comments
2024/12/06
01:22 UTC

8

Looking for 80s sci-fi tricopter spy drone references

I'm gonna be building a little fpv tricopter and want references to take inspiration from with the overall design and everything, the idea is for a mid-late 80s retro future sci-fi spy drone, any ideas are welcome and if I'm in the wrong place please tell me

10 Comments
2024/12/05
22:21 UTC

562

Retrofuturistic Lego

The only reason they didn't go directly into my cart is I don't have a good place to display stuff like this. But I'm absolutely in love with the style of these.

13 Comments
2024/12/05
02:12 UTC

182

Mamaia beach resort, (1960s-70s), Romania

7 Comments
2024/12/04
08:22 UTC

305

The Tatra T87 Sedan, designed 1936, mfg'd 1948 by Ringhoffer-Tatra-Werke AG, Nesselsdorf, Czechoslovakia

8 Comments
2024/12/03
21:47 UTC

113

The Aerial Monoflyer of Tomorrow by the Experimenter Publishing Co., Inc., 1919

8 Comments
2024/12/03
17:04 UTC

552

"New York to Chicago via the air in 12 hours". Page from The Electrical Experimenter, 1909.

51 Comments
2024/12/02
14:44 UTC

366

Russian magazine cover, 1949

6 Comments
2024/12/01
10:57 UTC

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Astronauts on the moon, oil painting by me

18 Comments
2024/12/01
02:21 UTC

16

Should Airships Make A Comeback?

I was recently thinking, there's lots of safer more stable ways to make zeppelins today. Do why don't we use them. Yes yes, oil, they want to keep using oil. Oil always holds us back from using new tech. watch this. Zeppelin could transform the world. Safely.

5 Comments
2024/11/30
08:46 UTC

360

Retrofuture Smart Watches

Render of a smart watch I would love to create. includes front and back cameras as well a curved touch screen and tactile buttons/knob.

12 Comments
2024/11/30
07:40 UTC

405

Did anyone ever try to watch TV back in the day on this? (Sony Watchman)

59 Comments
2024/11/29
00:34 UTC

374

Mars mission, oil painting by me

20 Comments
2024/11/28
08:58 UTC

864

if WORLDS of SCIENCE FICTION (October, 1954)

95 Comments
2024/11/27
17:52 UTC

651

Departure of the Borealis by artist Christophe Vacher

8 Comments
2024/11/27
16:55 UTC

366

Machine learning.

27 Comments
2024/11/27
09:11 UTC

443

Where to find 'Mars Arrival' by Robert McCall, 1987?

6 Comments
2024/11/27
02:40 UTC

216

Jack Houston and the Necronauts by artist PReilly (Patrick Reilly)

11 Comments
2024/11/26
13:23 UTC

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Classic-style scifi cityscape illustration by Grun (Ludovic Dubois)

14 Comments
2024/11/25
17:18 UTC

613

Man on the Moon by artist Klaus Bürgle

10 Comments
2024/11/24
21:07 UTC

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