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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How modern logos would look like in 1984 (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The designer is Kostya Petrenko (aka kxdgraphics on IG)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

there's also just the fact that everything's so fucking samey nowadays, so things from the past look better simply because it's novel to us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

True. Just like cars, they look novel but in 1969 every car had round headlights.

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

Not just round headlights. The exact same headlights

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Exactly lol, all the same ones on the shelf at rite aid