Futurism is an artistic movement born in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century that based its concepts on things like speed, technology, energy and violence. There were also parallel movements in Russia and Britain, although in Britain it was mainly known as Vorticism, which was slightly different and took place later, being influenced by Futurism. Futurism was practiced in almost all mediums such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphics, industrial design, theatre, film, fashion, textiles, literature, music, architecture and gastronomy. The futurists embraced the new and exciting world that was upon them, rather than hypocritically pretending that they didn't like the new modern conveniences of the world while criticizing them like many other people at that time. The painter and sculptor Umberto Boccioni wrote the Manifesto of Futurist Painters in 1910 in which he swore: “We will fight with all our strength the fanatical, senseless and snobbish religion of the past, a religion encouraged by the vicious existence of museums. We rebel against that spineless adoration of old canvases, old statues and old junk, of everything that is dirty, worm-eaten and corroded by time. We consider the habitual contempt for everything that is young, new and burning with life to be unfair and even criminal." people up to a new modern way of looking at life, rather than being stuck in the past. Futurist artists achieved what they wanted by working with extreme contrast of colors and shadows, as well as using intersecting lines to show movement. Giacomo Balla's “Speeding Car” is a perfect example of design influence... middle of paper......just what futurism would have done when it came out, as no one had ever seen anything like it before. Although Futurism was not a long-lasting artistic movement, its ideas and influence on design are still recognized today. Works CitedDillan.B (2013) “What is Futurism” can be found at: http://www.artinthepicture.com/stili/Futurismo/, accessed 10/12/13Figure 1: Giacomo Balla, Speeding Car, 1913, can can be found at: http://totallyhistory.com/giacomo-balla-paintings/ Accessed 12/9/13Figure 2: Glenn Sheffer, Worlds Fair Chicago, 1933, can be found at: http://www .radiostratosphere.com/zsite/behind-the-dial/chicago-worlds-fair.html Accessed 9/12/13 Figure 3: Heinz Schulz-Neudamm, Metropolis Poster, 1927, can be found at: http:/ /beautiful-grotesque.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/visions-of-fritz-lang-i-metropolis.html Access on site 10/12/13