Posts Tagged retro-futurism
Cosmic Flights
Posted by Danielle in Books & Literature on January 4, 2012
I just love these Soviet space illustrations from Flight into Cosmic Space, circa 1949 (and hey, they were posted on my birthday, so happy belated to me!) Above is a space station (or a cosmic-sized ring, your choice), and below is said station with a rocket launching away from it. Check out the post at Dreams of Space for more images!
Interplanetary Cruisin’
The Inter-Planet Cruiser… by Buick. If it comes down to the known vehicle companies making new space-faring vehicles, I think I’d still buy an import. [shrug] Maybe that’s just me.
Image via x-ray delta one.
Things to Come
Posted by Danielle in Entertainment, Picspam on December 2, 2011
1936--"Things To Come" by HG Wells
An inspiring future scene from HG Wells’ 1936 Things to Come. Watch it here. Image via x-ray delta one.
3000 Miles from the Moon
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Picspam on November 30, 2011
And what a lovely view it is, so close to the Moon. How I wish I could vacation there….
Artwork by David Hardy, image via x-ray delta one.
More Retro-Future
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Picspam on November 9, 2011
Galactic Manoeuvre, by Nikolai Nedbailo
Two more Russian retro-future images, because I just can’t get enough of this stuff. Image quality isn’t the best on these, but they’re still beautiful to look at! Images courtesy of Dark Roasted Blend.
Japanese Retrofuture
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items, Collectibles, Picspam on October 25, 2011
A Space Wheel from the "Battle of the Planets" (1978)
Japanese retro-futurism? Hai douzo (yes please!) Two lovely toy illustrations from Battle of the Planets.
Images courtesy of Dark Roasted Blend.
Another beautiful ship from "Battle of the Planets", made by Entex Toys
Star Jets
I love this illustration of my favorite part of Tomorrowland! A thoughtful souvenir, from someone who clearly knows my fairly obvious if you read this blog tastes.
Space in 1938
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Books & Literature on September 22, 2011
Would NOT want to be the guy pulling the lever, seems like you might get a little toasty when it takes off….
Posted by x-ray delta one, with permission from Paul Malon.
Mars Mission
Assembling Mars Mission, 1970, by Klaus Burgle
The retro-future is very dynamic, and this photo is no exception. Just look at all that bustling activity!
Photo from Retro-Futurismus, via x-ray delta one @ Flickr.
Venusian Storm
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Books & Literature on October 13, 2010
Illustration by Virgil Finlay
I can’t resist posting one more fantastic illustration by Virgil Finlay, from The Complete Book of Space Travel by Albro Gaul, published in 1956. (First post is here.)
This is admittedly my favorite of the bunch. There’s tons of beautiful detail in this dynamic illustration. The combination of lightning bolts and concentric (dizzying) circles overlaying the pilot’s face makes for a disturbing scene. We don’t know what’s going on, but clearly it’s dangerous. Not exactly happy-fun-time for Mr. Astronaut!
Image courtesy of Golden Age Comic Book Stories, via Webomator Blog.
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