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Darren Garrett

From self-driving cars to robots: How artists in the 20th century visualised the future

Looking through the wild array of predictions, it’s easy to spot recognisable elements.

Darren Garrett
· Aug 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm
From domed towns to underground buildings: How planners and artists envisioned cities of the future

Reformers and visionaries proposed places free from real-world urban problems like poor planning, uncontrolled sprawl, and social inequality and pollution.

Darren Garrett
· Aug 21, 2018 · 01:30 pm
How Walt Disney combined wartime propaganda with entertainment to sell a vision for the future

When he was contracted by the government to produce animated shots, Disney’s role as a futurist came into the public eye.

Darren Garrett
· Jul 28, 2018 · 08:30 pm

How post-World War II advertisers sold customers on a future of automation

Artists offered us a vision of a luxurious suburban lifestyle.

Darren Garrett
· Jul 19, 2018 · 08:30 pm
How a thirst for scientific knowledge led to a boom in sci-fi magazines, comics in the 20th century

It’s hard to quantify exactly what impact these futuristic images had on the scientific and technological advances.

Darren Garrett
· Jul 18, 2018 · 08:30 pm
Photos: How artists of the past imagined our present (and future)

In the 19th century, rapid technological change was the catalyst for artists to start visualising the future – and flight was a common theme.

Darren Garrett
· Jul 10, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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Darren Garrett

From self-driving cars to robots: How artists in the 20th century visualised the future

Looking through the wild array of predictions, it’s easy to spot recognisable elements.

Darren Garrett · Aug 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm

From domed towns to underground buildings: How planners and artists envisioned cities of the future

Reformers and visionaries proposed places free from real-world urban problems like poor planning, uncontrolled sprawl, and social inequality and pollution.

Darren Garrett · Aug 21, 2018 · 01:30 pm

How Walt Disney combined wartime propaganda with entertainment to sell a vision for the future

When he was contracted by the government to produce animated shots, Disney’s role as a futurist came into the public eye.

Darren Garrett · Jul 28, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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· Jul 28, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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· Jul 19, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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· Jul 10, 2018 · 08:30 pm