Source: Project: Orca - 1982 - Italdesign
Seen on: Buttons & Knobs — Lancia Orca (1982)
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Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.
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Why would anyone think it’s a good idea to put a pocket calculator’s worth of buttons in the center of a steering wheel?
It was a different time. They also chose to get this haircut.
Same thought here. It's nice that the horn, signal lights, and highbeams are bigger, but wow do I appreciate the ergonomics of conventional control stalks.