Cassette Futurism

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A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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1979 Volvo Tundra concept by Marcello Gandini (Bertone) (www.diariomotor.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source (Spanish) with 12 pictures: Volvo Tundra Concept (1979): no es una casualidad que sea tan parecido a un Citroën BX | Diariomotor

Some info: Volvo Tundra - Wikipedia

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

As impractical as it was, I miss a lot of the 1980s "futuristic" aesthetic.

When people talk about retrofuturism, they tend to be talking about 1950s or earlier, stuff like Googie or earlier.

But I liked the 1980s "look of the future". Red LEDs all over. Bank Gothic. Synthwave. Synthpop. Vacuum-fluorescent displays. Glowy, light-on-black stuff..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You would also love the term Cassette Futurism. Very star wars analog futuristic vibe