Cassette futurism

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(2) 🦜 Crassus 🌴 on Twitter: "📟🧵 While I've gone for so long with putting "Afrofuturist" in my bio, I don't think I've ever actually explained what Afrofuturism is, nor have I articulated *my* specific view & philosophy on the aesthetic, and why I call it "Cassette Afrofuturist". Below are my thoughts: https://t.co/ajL7GW9S4n" / Twitter Eve Online, Cassette Futurism, Cyberpunk Armor, Mike Mignola, Retro Gadgets, Photographie Portrait Inspiration, Control Panels, Future Tech, Old Computers

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The 70s, 80s, and 90s were a time period filled with technology that, while now is outdated & archaic, was seen as bleeding edge back then. Huge, boxy computers, CRT screens, etc. Stuff like this brought about questions of how high-tech the future would look—thus, we get mechs.

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Daniel Haycox
Sci Fi Props, Retro Gadgets, Old Computers, Retro Futuristic, Cyberpunk Art, Futuristic Technology, Prop Design, Computer Technology, Retro Futurism

Cassette Futurism

Cassette Futurism is a genre of retrofuturism based on the 70's and 80's. The media itself does not have to be set in this time period, but rather explore the speculated alternate future of it. As the name suggests, cassettes are the main way of storing and transferring data. CRT monitors are often used, occasionally evolved into larger, more complicated machines, still with curved screens and chunky beige cases. These machines also often have large panels with lots of blinking lights and…

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Andy Stoltz