Cyberpunk design has been trending for several years – this particular site was full of neon colors and hard edges, as you may recall – but Figma CEO Dylan Field says he sees a glimmer of optimism taking over the game.
“I think we've been really futuristic, really cyberpunk for a while,” the founder of the popular design tools company told the crowd in a live recording. Decryption At SXSW when asked to compare the Cybertruck with the just-announced Rivian R3. “A lot of neon lines, a lot of hard edges, a lot of poly or low-poly metaphors. It feels like we're becoming more human. It feels like maybe we're moving toward more solar energy.”
It was Solarpunk It's been around for a few years now — long enough for the conservative American Enterprise Institute Wrote an entire blog post About how this is a dangerous liberal fantasy somehow connected to AOC! – It seems normally Kingdom tears Fan of art. Think abundant energy, organic forms, and greenery integrated into the architecture. Think… Emma Watson posts about the hopeful future on her Instagram account in 2021:
“Cyberpunk is a dystopia — everything is made of metal and concrete and low-poly. It's kind of depressing, but it also has that edge to it. Whereas Solarpunk is more naturalistic, the architecture blends in with the environment,” Field said. “I think it doesn't It's still a vision of the future, but it's also more human and has a lot more curves. It blends into the environment more, rather than trying to stand out as a piece of technology or a piece of architecture.
It certainly seems like cuter, friendlier designs have been getting a lot of attention lately – for example, the Rabbit R1 was the biggest hit at CES. But whether it all adds up to 'solarpunk' or just plain old-fashioned cool design… well, just let us know in the comments.
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