Pikadon 2021 was inspired by the work of the following artists and designers:
Es Devlin & Machiko Weston (2020): I saw the world end
Isao Hashimoto: The Names of Experiments
Isao Hashimoto: 1945-1998
Isao Hashimoto: Overkilled
Chiho Harazaki & Matt Piper (2018): Hiroshima - August 6, 1945
Alex Wellerstein: NUKEMAP