Published inHow We Get To Next·Aug 22, 2018Future FragmentsOur favorite images that didn’t make it into the main series — Design8 min readDesign8 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·Aug 8, 2018The Future We Were PromisedMany 20th-century artists who visualized the future are largely unknown today—but their ideas have lasting impact — Design9 min readDesign9 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·Jul 25, 2018Architects of the FutureCould fantastical plans for the cities of tomorrow solve the real problems of urban life? — Architecture13 min readArchitecture13 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·Jul 11, 2018Member-onlyAnimating the FutureWalt Disney had a vision for tomorrow—and the means to sell it — Vhotf13 min readVhotf13 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·Jun 27, 2018Member-onlyFact, Fiction, and the FutureIn the 20th century, publishers blended education and entertainment to satisfy a science-curious public — Vhotf12 min readVhotf12 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·Jun 13, 2018How Ad Men Invented The FuturePost-war artists sold us a vision of a luxurious, automated suburban lifestyle — Vhotf10 min readVhotf10 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·May 30, 2018A Visual History of the FutureSkies full of personal flying vehicles, robotic servants, and mail carriers with jetpacks. Decades ago, artists’ imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies — or was it the work of pioneers whose visions of the future actually helped to shape it? “A Visual History…Vhotf4 min readVhotf4 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·May 30, 2018The Beginning of the FutureIn the 19th century, rapid technological change was the catalyst for artists to start visualizing the future — Vhotf10 min readVhotf10 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·May 16, 2018Introducing our newest series: “A Visual History of the Future”Skies full of personal flying vehicles, robotic servants, and mail carriers with jetpacks. Decades ago, artists’ imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies—or was it the work of pioneers whose visions of the future actually helped to shape it? A few years ago, Next…Vhotf3 min readVhotf3 min read
Published inHow We Get To Next·Aug 29, 2016The Improbable, Bold History of Space Concept ArtIn 1966 Norman Rockwell really needed a spacesuit — and NASA didn’t want to give him one. The space agency had hired the artist to visualize the Moon landing long before it would actually happen. To do that Rockwell needed to know what the astronauts would be wearing. He needed…Space13 min readSpace13 min read