Okay class, settle down and bust out your textbooks because in this episode weβre digging into Utopian Scholastic. It's the aesthetic of optimistic encyclopedias, multimedia learning, and the sleek, educational graphics that promised a brighter, hyper-informed future. We'll explore how Utopian Scholastic, with its love of Dorling Kindersley and Encarta, shapes our nostalgia for education in the 90s and its natural connection to vaporwave.
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Okay class, settle down and bust out your textbooks because in this episode weβre digging into Utopian Scholastic. It's the aesthetic of optimistic encyclopedias, multimedia learning, and the sleek, educational graphics that promised a brighter, hyper-informed future. We'll explore how Utopian Scholastic, with its love of Dorling Kindersley and Encarta, shapes our nostalgia for education in the 90s and its natural connection to vaporwave.
Discovery (Virtua Theme) from Virtua by trndytrndy
Scholastic Exploration π (Encartwave Mix) by ArpWire
πππππππ ππππππππππ π 1990s Nostalgic Atmospheres (Music & Ambience) β¨π°οΈππ¦πΏ by Kester Spach
Virtua by trndytrndy
Daniel White on Bandcamp
ENCARDIA '99 by slowerpace ι³ζ₯½
CARI Article on Utopian Scholastic
Utopian Scholastic - Aesthetics Wiki
Wikipedia - Dorling Kindersley
Utopian Scholastic: A Consumer Aesthetic of Intellectual Curiosity and Optimism
Utopian Scholastic & Eyewitness - The World You Once Knew
I ate at every Rainforest Cafe in the Country
Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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