Where does the sunset/grid/chrome/neon design combination come from originally?

Hi guys,

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I'm writing an article about emblematic design of the 80s and I'm stuck.

Finding a lot of modern retro designs that seem to have common elements. I have read a lot about the Out Run game, the Drive movie, the synthwave trend even about the Kung Fury movie, but it's driving me insane that I can't figure out what was the original design.

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To make sure you understand what I'm talking about, here are the elements that I'm talking about:

1. the sunset background, with palm trees and the grid:

SOURCE: http://www.textures4photoshop.com/tex/misc/80s-background.aspx

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1. the chrome text and the neon text

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SOURCE: https://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/

1. sometimes I also find a neon triangle shape pointing down

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I know that the chrome text does sort of look like the original Out Run logo and I think the game had palm trees in it, but what about the rest?

The grid maybe comes from Tron?

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I appreciate any feedback that could point me in the right direction.

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cheers,

John

Submitted June 18, 2019 at 07:31AM by psd-dude http://bit.ly/2FtJEvl