retro-futurism

The article claims retro-futurism is dead and this brought about the realization I was not in fact ready to say 'goodbye' to this optimistic, oddly nostalgic and sometimes unrealistic way of seeing our future.

Tom Mallory: Is Nostalgia Dead? Retro-Futurism, Architecture & Film Tom Mallory 2011

The article claims retro-futurism is dead and this brought about the realization I was not in fact ready to say 'goodbye' to this optimistic, oddly nostalgic and sometimes unrealistic way of seeing our future.

Tom Mallory: Is Nostalgia Dead? Retro-Futurism, Architecture & Film Tom Mallory 2011

As for our definition of Steampunk, we chose to stay focused on Steampunk in the expected mode of dirigibles/retro-futurism/automatons/eccentric scientists and supplement that with stories that reflect the current emphasis on the maker movement in the Steampunk culture itself.

Steampunk Reading Almost Done 2010

That definition is loose enough to accommodate a stew of influences, including the streamlined retro-futurism of Flash Gordon and Japanese animation with its goggle-wearing hackers, the postapocalyptic scavenger style of “Mad Max,” and vaudeville, burlesque and the structured gentility of the Victorian age.

Steampunk Moves Between Two Worlds « Isegoria 2008

Matt Novak has compiled past visions of what the future would be like (an area of interest called "retro-futurism") on his blog Paleofuture. com.

Looking back at the future 2010

In this sense think there is something to be said for cheese – or at least retro-futurism.

Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » “Original” Battlestar Galactica movie remake is a crime against awesome 2009

This sort of retro-futurism is not an accident but a response to our seemingly cold, computer-driven world.

Buzzine » To Steampunk 2008

Interpreted generously, this retro-futurism could be a vision of a cybernetic frontier where hi- tech artisans discover their individual self-fulfillment in either the electronic agora or the electronic marketplace.

Lovecraft in California | Goblin Mercantile Exchange 2008

He also explained how the Triplettes crew aspired, under the direction of Sylvain Chomet, for a kind of retro-futurism.

Disquiet » The Maestro of Belleville 2003

On Alla's newest recordings, lush, elegant studio-crafted atmospheres cradle the pretty singing of Lupe Martinez, and the combination of sunny melodies and seductive beats recalls both the delicacy of bossa nova and the retro-futurism of Stereolab.

Chicago Reader 2010