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30 Modern Logos Designed With A Nostalgic 80s Twist

The 80s were all about bold colors, neon lights, and futuristic-yet-retro aesthetics. But what if today’s biggest brands existed back then? Graphic designer Kostya Petrenko, known for his ...
Chicago Reader

In the 80s and 90s, 79th Street Video had the best video collection on the south side

Scarecrow Video is one of the largest video stores in the world, with more than 132,000 titles. It began in the confines of a small Seattle storefront back in December 1988 and only survived to see ...
Newsweek

How ‘Winning Time’ Creators Used a ‘Secret Weapon’ To Make the Show Look Like an ’80s VHS

The creators of Winning Time employed a "secret weapon" to perfect the authentically outdated VHS-look we see in the HBO show. Set during the late '70s and early '80s, Winning Time: The Rise of the ...
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Meet the 'chic geek' who regularly travels back to the 80s and 90s with his VHS video and console collection

“Watching VHS videos with my kids and some popcorn just takes you back to a simpler time when you used to just go down to the video shop to get the latest movie and would pop it in your cassette ...
CNN

VHS copy of ‘Back to the Future’ sells for $75,000, setting a new auction record

Sometimes nostalgia comes with a big price tag. A sealed, near-mint condition 1986 VHS tape of “Back to the Future” recently sold at auction for $75,000, setting a new record for a videotape. The VHS ...