Envisioning the future is a recurrent theme in novels. Italian information designer Giorgia Lupi has created this stunning visualisation of «the future, as foretold in the past». Behold of 2023: «A mutant great white shark stalks the sewers of New York City.»

From Weekly Filet #93, in November 2012.

A Visual Timeline of the Future

A Visual Timeline of the Future

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