Show Notes
An investigation into ubiquitous stock imagery used to depict cyberspace, technology and the 1980s. I examine the pop culture of the 80s, the influence of technology, certain cities, and synthwave.
🔗LINKS: 📰 Useful articles on the subject: https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/80s-font.aspx https://medium.com/@cywjoel/outrun-the-aesthetic-deconstructed-dbd3cd8679b7 https://wearethemutants.com/2017/02/16/vanishing-point-how-the-light-grid-defined-1980s-futurism/ https://indieground.net/blog/80s-grid-history/ 📕 Michel Tcherevkoff's book: https://archive.org/details/tcherevkoffimage0000tche/page/n151/mode/2up 🎥The Rise of the Synths documentary website: https://theriseofthesynths.com/ 🎥My documentary, Follow the Stickers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6Q4uOLIY4 📼The 77-Year-Old Giga-Chad Boomer who loves GIFs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9SO7cZU_nM
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