/r/RetroFuturism
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.
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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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Rendering by Adam Spychała
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Retro-future Infrastructure: A 1913 vision of a five-storied, six level super street in New York, with the claim that it would 'increase the efficiency of business traffic by 25 percent
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Silent Running: meet the robots
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Sorayama
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Retro rocket. Oil by me
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Does this count?
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Ralph 124C 41+ within striking distance of Lysanorh's spaceship.
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Underground Solar House, Popular Science, 1978
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Helio-Dynamophores from 'Ralph 124c
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If you could own anything from 50s predictions? what would it be?
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Some model I made a bit ago, think it fits the aesthetic
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“The Homework Machine” by Shel Silverstein (1981)
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Few questions about retro-futurism
- I have read the definition of retro-futurism in the sub's intro. But can someone provide more detailed definitions?
- Can people clarify if these qualify as RF movies: Alien (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), The Fifth Element (1997), Tomorrowland (2015), The Rocketeer (1991), The Matrix (1999).
Feel free to list all your favs. 3. What are the most hated RF movies, and why 4. Do most Retro Futurism movies have dystopian elements in them? Do these themes go hand in hand? If so why? If not why?
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My hardcover edition of Classics Illustrated - The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells. First published in 1895, this Classics Illustrated edition was first published in July, 1956. Sad to say that this is a reprint, not an original.
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'Toward Meeting a Dream' - soviet, 1963
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Small rocket by me
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Some walls for a roblox game I'm making, inspired by 70s retro futurism
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Levecar Mach 1, Ford Rotunda, "Show Place of the Auto Industry", Dearborn MI - 1950
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This is your desk......ON THE MOON!! Space 1999, as presented in 1975
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