June 15, 2011June 15, 2011Animations

Blurred Lighthouse Illusion

After 9 years of struggle, finally I have graduated my University and obtained master’s degree in telecommunications. It feels like someone lifted a giant boulder…

May 22, 2011Afterimages

Once Again, (Color)Blind Shall See!

As we concluded last Monday, occasionally “repeating” somewhat similar illusions shouldn’t be a problem (at least this is what the majority has decided). In practice,…

May 21, 2011May 21, 2011Animations

Grouping by Contrast

Yesterday we talked about 7th annual Best Illusion of The Year contest. We covered the winner and one of the finalists, and I think it…

May 14, 2011Color Adapting

Green Tanuki Optical Illusion

What I love most about professor Kitaoka’s homegrown illusions, is their simplicity. Just look at the color-adapting sample he came up with all the way…

April 21, 2011April 27, 2011Billboards

Disappearing Dots Poster

Here’s one you probably missed seeing in the wild! Check out what Oxy did as part of their “Disappearing Dots” campaign. Sure, the effect has…

March 9, 2011Color Adapting

Optical Illusion Grid

Let me show you something I find quite puzzling. Back in the old days, there were these two optical illusions – one showing illusory triangles,…

January 6, 2011January 6, 2011Color Adapting

VIDEO New “Silencing” Illusion

Along with professor George Alvarez, graduate student Jordan Suchow from Department of Psychology at Harvard University made a new discovery in the filed of optical…

December 13, 2010December 15, 2010Animations

Shifting Dots Optical Illusion

Here’s an incredible optical illusion David D. Dario D. created and submitted for our consideration. You’ll need to wait few seconds before the .gif file…

Category: Color Adapting