Retro-Futurism

I feel like if I was going to pick a term that described a lot of the design ideas we've been drawn to so far, it would be Retro-Futurism. The song Courtney just posted is a perfect example: a modern band and a modern song, but there were a lot of things about it that reminded me of like Johnny Cash, and there was sort of a nostalgic feeling there for me. I feel like in some ways the world of Pillowman is kind of like reading 1984 or listening to War of the Worlds: it's clearly the future, but there's also this overwhelming feeling of the past as well. Which is what gives the world that creepy gritty feeling for me.