Tech / Future

An image representative of the <n>Frutiger Aero</n> aesthetic.

Passengers use <n>Tel-A-Chair</n> coin-operated televisions at a Los Angeles Greyhound terminal, 1969.

<n>Concrete Stereo</n> (1983) by artist and designer <n>Ron Arad</n>.

Cover art for the 2016 album <n>Larger Than Life</n> by musicians <n>Muneshine</n> and <n>Lumes</n>.

A work of <n>XPiritualism</n> digital art, blending early 2000s UI aesthetics with a cross symbol.

An image from the <n>Nokia One2One 90s Ad Campaign</n>.

<n>Cairo</n>, a dingbat font of icons designed by <n>Susan Kare</n> for the Apple Macintosh in 1984.

The <n>Sony Walkman WM-20</n> stereo cassette player, released in October 1983.

Artwork by <n>Daniel Alonso</n> for the band <n>Pony Bravo</n>.

The cover of <n>Internet: A First Discovery Book</n> by <n>Jean-Phillipe Chabot</n>, published by <n>Scholastic</n> in 2000.

A user at a <n>Control Data PLATO terminal</n> in the 1970s, wearing shorts due to mainframe heat.

An ad for <n>one2one</n> featuring a <n>Nokia</n> phone, published in <n>Sleazenation</n> in 2000.

The <n>Mainboard Terminal</n>, a <n>retro-futuristic</n> DIY computer designed by <n>Penk Chen</n>.

<n>Nettles</n> (1996), an artwork by artist <n>Simon Dwyer</n>.

<n>300 CD Carousel Console</n> by <n>Nico B. Young</n>, 2021.

A piece from the <n>Post-WiFi Art</n> series by artist <n>Mika 100o111</n>.

The cover of the <n>Millennium 2000 Agenda</n>, a school planner from 1999-2000.

The paper collage <n>M1</n> (2022) by artist <n>Lola Dupré</n>.

TERRA — A COMPANION FOR MINDFUL WANDERING

A graphic from the website <n>Grok</n>, designed by <n>MODEM</n>.

The <n>VTech 9111 900 MHz Cordless Phone</n>, a popular item for teens in the early 2000s.

"Nostalgia for the 'computer room' can often feel like sentimentalism, but I genuinely believe the core dynamic it represents is worth admiring. It treats the digital as a separate realm, something voluntary and intentionally accessed. It is kept apart from the rest of life, rather than intruding into every waking moment."
—Leonard Morton / The Colony of Illusion (Substack)

A <n>Vaporwave</n>-style illustration of <n>Cinderella</n> on a staircase of <n>Windows XP UI</n> elements.

A <n>Jeweled Rhinestone Bling Gemstone Calculator</n>.

<n>Reality Splinters</n> by artist <n>Stephan Kraus</n>.