Even though millions of options are now available with a click, there’s still something charming about the chunky 1980s VHS tapes that used to permeate our entertainment culture.

Artist Steelberg has a knack for perfectly replicating this aesthetic, and has transformed dozens of recent shows and movies into believable VHS cassettes, complete with heavy wear and tear.

We love the torn stickers, worn out casing, and faded graphics that accompany titles like Stranger Things, Get Out, and Severance, all which came out way after VHS tapes disappeared.

See more of this intriguing work on Instagram.

Images © Copyright Steelberg.

A portrait-format image from a series showing recent entertainment cover art reimagined as 1980s videocassette packaging — complete with chunky plastic casing, bold typographic label design, and the worn visual aesthetic of the VHS era, transforming contemporary titles into nostalgic artifacts of home video culture

By Moss & Fog Staff

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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