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Future Fragments

While doing the research for "A Visual History of the Future," we collected a huge amount of incredible material.
Darren Garrett
4 min read

The Future We Were Promised

What's missing in these visions of the future? How did these visions inspire future generations building the world of tomorrow?
Darren Garrett
6 min read

Architects of the Future

While some ideas toyed with the building blocks, others reflected a desire to fundamentally reshape urban life–and to solve some of...
Darren Garrett
9 min read

Animating the Future

Walt Disney was a pioneer, looking to the future in animation, film and TV–popular entertainment working to sell Disney's vision of...
Darren Garrett
8 min read

Fact, Fiction, and the Future

These publications were meant to educate–but also to entertain. Their illustrations were drawn by artists who were also some of the...
Darren Garrett
9 min read

How Ad Men Invented the Future

While the war continued, brands were keen to stay in the public consciousness, giving Americans hope for the future; they promised...
Darren Garrett
7 min read

A Visual History of the Future

Decades ago, artists' imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies–or was it the work of...
Darren Garrett
1 min read

The Beginning of the Future

But by the 19th century, global imperialism had shrunk those "uncharted" spaces. At the same time, rapid advances in science and...
Darren Garrett
7 min read