Karma the Corgi says it's all about attitude not altitude: Read the rest
Watch this dog get tossed from an airplane (Don't worry though)
Watch this artisan install a vertigo-inducing tile floor
What better way for a ceramic tile company to advertise their wares than in their own hallway? Casa Ceramica released a cool video showing how they created their trippy hallway in their Manchester offices. Read the rest
This newspaper classifieds section is trippy
I'm not sure who reads the classifieds anymore but this special optical illusion ad section by Felipe Salazar and Karen Castañeda is definitely worth a look. The Columbia-based graphic designers took the text-heavy newspaper page and it turned it into a kitchen, which is an ad for HiperCentro Corona supermarket. Can you see it?
If you're having a hard time seeing the kitchen, click here.
How to draw a levitating cube optical illusion
Jonathan Stephen Harris explains how to draw this mindbending anamorphic illusion of a levitating cube in about 15 minutes.
Materials used: 110lb cardstock, HB pencil, 2B pencil, Blue bic pen, red bic pen, black fine line pen, ruler, scissors.
Cat goes ape for this 2-D optical illusion
Humans aren't the only animals affected by trippy optical illusions, as Ryan Kotzin (aka TheRealSquirrelWhisperer) demonstrates. It's interested to see his cat's eyes move around the page as the effect appears elsewhere. Read the rest
Dizzying designs by Peter Kogler seem to warp space
Peter Kogler projects or applies patterns to the surfaces of rooms that can be quite disorienting for anyone who enters. Most of his work uses warped black and white lines to distort the size and shape of floors, walls, and ceilings.
He also makes a lot of cool creations involving images of mice and ants.
• Peter Kogler site (via Colossal) Read the rest
This LEGO riff on Van Gogh’s famous self-portrait is a great optical illusion
Artist Geoffroy Amelot created this Lego-centric replica of Vincent Van Gogh’s famous self-portrait. Read the rest
Amazing animated GIF of a skull drawing
The artist Sangoma writes, "Anamorphic drawing- for anyone curious about the style. This piece is a combination of graphite, pan pastel, charcoal, and exacto knife (to trim the top of the page)."
How to draw your hand in 3D
Optical illusion hanging lamp
Glen Lewis-Steel's "Lee Light" is an excellent illuminated optical illusion.
Amazing optical illusion makes black and white image appear color
Stare at the dot. Enjoy the magic! (via r/gifs) Read the rest
This artist's 3D painting will blow your mind
"For great art, you have to perceive the object, the situation, and watch the everyday lighting," 3D painter Stefan Pabst told Booooooom. "You have to see something like you did the very first time you saw it, with a complete open mind, like a child."
More on Pabst's Facebook page.
Optical illusion GIF from 1722 geometry book
Harvard University librarian John Overholt made an animated GIF from a 1722 geometrical treatise "that attempts to explore every arrangement of square tiles bisected diagonally with black and white shading." Read the rest
Penrose Stars animated GIF
"Penrose Stars", a GIF created by davidope and inspired by the famed impossible object, the Penrose stairs. See more of dvdp's abstract GIFs here. (via Imaginary Foundation) Read the rest
Optical illusion of the day
Cover the middle seam with your finger, marvel as the contrast effect changes EVERYTHING. Jason Kottke thinks the creator is a witch. When I showed it to my daughter, she said, "Well, your finger is covering up the light that's making it brighter," which is true in a weird sorta way.
Vision-tweaking minimalist music video
Chris Kirk/Mindbomb Films' mind-bending minimalist music video for Brian Grainger's "Swamp Bike." Watch it full screen. Try not to look away. (Thanks, Syd Garon!) Read the rest
Trippy mandala optical illusions
Here's a great optical illusion (click above to see the animation) -- when you blink fast, beautiful mandalas emerge.
(Thanks, Fipi Lele!) Read the rest
