Kodak is leaning into nostalgia while shipping new hybrid tools - instant-print cameras, mobile printers, film relaunches and cloud-to-print services - to shepherd a new generation from pixels back to paper. Here’s how the company is marrying its analog DNA with digital-first habits to court young creatives.
Why are millennials and Gen Z lining up at record stores and trading mixtapes when a world of infinite playlists sits in their pockets? This is a deep dive into the tactile, noisy, and stubbornly analog pleasures of vinyl and cassette collecting - with voices from collectors and industry insiders explaining the comeback.
How neon-soaked visions from the 1980s and 1990s - from cyberpunk noir to post-apocalyptic road movies - have been retooled for a generation confronting climate collapse, precarious economies, and surveillance social media. This piece traces the aesthetic and psychological through-lines, explains why these stories resonate, and considers their political and personal consequences.
MiniDisc players - once the awkward middle child of audio formats - are enjoying a second life. This piece traces why millennials and Gen Z are rediscovering MDs, how nostalgia meets utility, and whether MiniDiscs can ever become the 'new vinyl' or will remain a covetable niche for collectors and audiophiles.
In an era when everything is an indexed stream, a growing cohort of millennials and Gen Z collectors are choosing giant, clunky discs over effortless playback. This article explains why LaserDisc - once obsolete, now fetishized - fits a yearning for ritual, superior presentation, and resistance to algorithmic consumption.
Why are Gen Z and millennials decorating dorm rooms like a Miami Vice set, blasting synthwave, and favouring zig-zag geometrics? This piece explores how neon and 80s patterns shape mood, creativity, and productivity - and how to use them without frying your attention span.
Why are teenagers buying Walkmans and swapping mixtapes in 2025? Because cassettes offer ritual, scarcity, and a tactile honesty streaming can’t deliver. This article explains the cultural, technological, and emotional reasons behind the cassette resurgence - and how it’s changing the way young people think about music and ownership.