Real-Life ‘Up’: Balloon Transports Entire Buildings
It's 500 feet across and can carry 700 times more weight than a heavy cargo helicopter – yet it's based on technology that was developed in the early 20th century. An Australian firm could make ...
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Retro-Futurism: 13 Failed Urban Design Ideas & Concepts
Many an architect has dreamed up visionary plans for city centers, but few have actually seen their designs come to fruition in a real live urban setting. And while many such unbuilt concepts are ...
Frank Frazetta: Retro Fantasy Art Bridges Past & Future
Frank Frazetta (1928-2010), perhaps more than any modern artist, managed to bridge the gap between past and future while bringing both to brilliant life in the present. Evoking primal emotion, ...
Skooly DK: Conception Graphique de France Artwork
Julien Babigeon is a French graphic designer going by the name Skooly DK. What does Skooly DK mean? How did Julien get that name? "Don't ask me why. It's a little bit complicated." The ...
Future Past: 173 Retrofuturistic Design & Technology Ideas
Back to the future... more than a movie franchise, it's a way of looking at what might be from the viewpoint of way back when. The results are a satisfying combo of wishful thinking, old-school ...
