Retro-futuristic product design – or what I like to call retro or vintage cyberpunk styles – refers to designs that fit into the future as it would have been seen from the past. Imagine, for example, an old-school music player with a screen displaying a future-inspired interface.
Now, the pieces featured in this article may not all be categorized as retro-futuristic by everyone, but they are, according to me. This article is simply for inspirational purposes. Some of them are just plain old devices, while others are modern concept ideas, and they all share a look that fits into retro-futuristic aesthetics.
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Radio/Reciever
- MR 3000 dual band radio device by Joshua Cotter
- Jason Zigrino – I love the glow and matte-finish in Jason Zigrino’s rendering. The round forms also make the products look cute and homely.
- Procedural Military Radio – Tutorial by Cem Tezcan (Artstation)
- Black and yellow cassette player product design by Jason Zigrini
- Retro-futuristic radio receiver by Jason Zigrino
Computer
This cyberdeck is a real creation by Jay Doscher (his detailed blog post) using a Raspberry Pi. It looks super cute with the gorgeous white and pink keyboard and shell.
Game Console
- Handheld Retro PC – Commodore HX-64 by Cem Tezcan (Technical Designer)
TVs
- Steve – When I did a little digging to find out the origins of this picture, it turned out that it’s actually just an old HP computer. But the sleek black and white colors with yellow highlight text make it look futuristic even though it’s 100% retro!
Hope you enjoyed!