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Wiktionary

  1. n. The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.

Etymologies

  1. retro- +‎ futurism (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “And I work a lot in what I call retrofuturism, which is looking back to see how yesterday viewed tomorrow.”

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  • “I love the idea of retrofuturism, and Mark Waid has played with it a little bit in Legion, but that's not quite what's happening here.”

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  • “Tagged with retrofuturism, science fiction, the Moon”

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  • “There seems to be a strong element of retrofuturism to your music, lyrics and visuals – from Star Trek references and ‘80s analog synth sounds to ’60s mod fashion and Golden Age ray guns.”

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  • “CLASSIFICATION: Set in an alternate history Seattle, sometime around the year 1880, “Boneshaker” is a steampunk-flavored adventure that incorporates elements of zombie horror, pulp fiction and post-apocalyptic retrofuturism.”

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  • “For many of us, retrofuturism and disappointment go hand in hand – I was brought up on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, saw 2001: A Space Odyssey on my tenth birthday and bought into the Star Trek “Little UN on the Bridge” vision of science and Vulcan rationality overwhelming all our petty differences yeah, I know Kirk was white, male and a bit of a hound, but you have to start somewhere.”

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  • “Automotive retrofuturism is one of my specialties.”

    TED: Bruce McCall's faux nostalgia

  • “Tagged with nostalgia, retrofuturism, science fiction”

    Cities of the Retrofuture « Gerry Canavan

  • “Is this a welcome splash of retrofuturism, or just a design concept well past its prime?”

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  • “With all of the dystopian ambiguity and retrofuturism that phrase implies, Broadcast tonight do the same.”

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