![]() ![]() The Mad Scientist Laboratory and Spaceship are among the most commonly used locations in a Raygun Gothic setting. Stick "Atomic Power" logos on everything, (as well as perhaps slide the scale a bit to the "cynical" side) and you've got Atom Punk. Retro-Futurism is a Genre Throwback to this vision. Our failure to make these dreams a reality means that works featuring Raygun Gothic are highly prone to Zeerust. This is the bright, optimistic vision of The Future that, until sometime in the mid- 1960s, the Western world believed was just around the corner. Ray Guns, Jet Packs, flying cars, Video Phones, Space Clothes, atomic-powered everything, cigar-shaped Retro Rockets and other Shiny-Looking Spaceships, and "electronic brains" capable of calculating complex equations in mere minutes, all decorated with little blinking lights that don't really serve any purpose (but they sure look futuristic!). Sweeping curves, parabolas, and acute angles are used to suggest movement - movement into The Future.Īnd of course, futuristic fancy-pants technology of the future is ubiquitous. Everything is slick and streamlined, with geometric shapes and clean parallel lines constructed of shiny metal and glass, lit prominently by neon. Raygun Gothic architecture is modeled after Art Deco, Streamline Moderne, and/or Populuxe (aka Googie). Raygun Gothic is a ubiquitous aesthetic of early- and mid-20th century Science Fiction, roughly from Metropolis to Star Trek: The Original Series. "Welcome to THE WORLD OF note yesterday's TOMORROW!" James Lileks, The Bleat, October 31, 2008
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