optical illusions

Describes various kinds of optical illusions, experiments concerning them, and their use in art and design.

Contains information about different types of optical illusions, and features color illustrations of afterimages, impossible figures, flip-flopping faces, bent lines, imaginary patterns, and other illusions.

Presents optical illusions and explains why the eyes perceive what isn't actually so.

Presents a collection of over 280 optical illusions in both color and black-and-white, including brief scientific explanations of why each effect occurs.

Discover how artists use clever illusions to create images that fool the eye into thinking a flat surface is really three-dimensional.

Contains a collection of over 120 unusual illusions including size distortions, hidden figures, moving patterns, color illusions, and others, with explanations on how they work.

Presents optical illusions, some of which the reader constructs himself, showing relative sizes, color changes, and patterns that play tricks on one's eyes. Includes explanations of the illusions.

Presents more than sixty optical illusions that include tricks, drawings, and toys that can be assembled.

Presents over 250 visual illusions gathered from around the world to explore the psychology of vision. Discusses the phenomenon of human perception and the use of illusions in society.

A collection of optical illusions, many of which give the impression of movement or dimension.