Cyberparadism

Reference

Field Guide

A working reference for the Cyberparadism aesthetic: what it depicts, how it looks, what it is not, and how to recognize or make it.

Read the chapters in order for the full picture, or jump to the one you need. The guide condenses what has been written about the aesthetic since it was formalized on the Aesthetics Wiki, adds a shape vocabulary, swatches and a checklist, and is a living document. Corrections and additions are welcome through the contribute page.

  1. 01 What is Cyberparadism?A techno-optimist aesthetic that sets a small, highly advanced human habitat inside lush or dramatic nature. 4 min
  2. 02 Settings and tropesWhere Cyberparadism takes place and which stories it tends to tell. 3 min
  3. 03 Visual languageLandscape, architecture, interfaces and composition: what a Cyberparadist image is made of. 3 min
  4. 04 Shape languageThe geometric primitives and biomimetic forms that Cyberparadism returns to, and how they combine. 2 min
  5. 05 PaletteThe ten colors most often cited for Cyberparadism, what each one is for, and how the site itself uses them. 2 min
  6. 06 DistinctionsWhat Cyberparadism is not: the borders with cyberpunk, solarpunk, generic eco-futurism and utopia. 3 min
  7. 07 Related aesthetics and influencesThe neighbours Cyberparadism borrows from, the ideas behind it, and where to read more. 4 min
  8. 08 ChecklistA short test for recognizing Cyberparadist imagery, and a recipe for composing it. 2 min
  9. 09 GlossaryThe terms used across this guide, the manifesto and the gallery, briefly defined. 1 min