The Wonderful World of Optical Deception
Optical Illusions Game is a new game that resembles the emory game, but with three bonuses: 1. Instead of a set of two the player has to find a set of four. 2. When the set is completed, the player has to puzzle the four cards into one image. 3. P...
'Paul Baars demonstrates a deep engagement with the art and science of optical illusions' - Daily Mail 'Be prepared to be surprised and amazed at this easy-to-pick-up, hard-to-put-down delight of a book' - Eastern Daily Press
Paul Baars is a designer based in Amsterdam. His firm, Paul Baars Design, creates original identities and objects, and his works are sold in galleries and museums in the Netherlands and abroad.
Introduction * 1. Ancient Perspectives, Anamorphic Images, Murals & Camouflage * 2. Impossible Illusions in Perspective * 3. Upside-down Images * 4. Ambiguous Figures & Figure-Ground Illusions * 5. Colour-, Neon- & After-Effects and Static Movements & Vibrations * 6. Estimated Sizes, Image Distortions & Geometric Illusions * 7. Mathematical Patterns, Tessellations, Illusions of Depth & Distance