These days, Everything Is an iPod in the Future because that's the current popular design aesthetic. Now of course, while it's true that Technology Marches On, it's also true that the Aesthetics Of Technology will always be basically arbitrary. Contrast with Diesel Punk, Used Future, Cassette Futurism and Everything Is an iPod in the Future. See also Zeerust, Weird Science, and Retro Rocket. The only thing that could possibly look more futuristic is Crystal Spires and Togas. The most commonly used monsters tend to be nuclear mutants and aliens in general, although friendly aliens are just as likely to appear, either as the heroes or as characters for the cast to meet. 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!" To this end, we designed lighting and surface treatments that maximize the perception of the abstract rocket ship form and illuminated the piece to emphasize its scale and Space-Age aesthetics.- James Lileks, The Bleat, October 31, 2008 In refurbishing this piece for installation at The Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum the focus was on matching the scale and surfaces of the large air- and spacecraft displayed at the museum, while reflecting back these forms in a playful and imaginative way. In 2017 the piece was refurbished and permanently installed at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver. This gleaming, retro-futuristic beacon sculpture was installed from 2010-2013 at Pier 14 on San Francisco’s Embarcadero waterfront, during which time it was featured in publications such as Wired, Popular Mechanics, and the Wall Street Journal.
Five Ton Crane art group’s Raygun Gothic Rocketship was spearheaded by Lead Artists Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, and David Shulman.
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