Colorful Illusions: Tricks to Fool the Eyes - Softcover

Nurosi, Aki; Shulman, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806960973 ISBN 13: 9780806960975

Publisher: Sterling Juvenile, 2001

Synopsis

Step into the color zone...where cool effects are the rule and nothing is what it first appears to be. Colors can always fool you—making objects seem larger, smaller, faster, or even better looking than they really are. And, when they interact with a range of very special forms and shapes, the optical magic becomes more powerful still. Just try one out and see if you can tell what’s going on.

About this title

Synopsis

They're interesting, involving, beautiful, subtle and they all play visual tricks! Step into the colour zone...where astonishing effects are the rule and nothing is what it first appears to be. Make different colours look the same! Make the same colours look different! Use colour to make objects look bigger or smaller! Colours can always fool you - making objects seem larger, smaller, faster than they are. And when they interact with a range of very special forms and shapes, the optical magic becomes more powerful still. The trick is often in the backgrounds: do the multicoloured arrows set against grey and black, point outwards or in?

About the Author

Aki Nurosi, a graduate of the ecole Superieure des Arts Modernes and Yale University, is a Professor of Graphic Design at the renowned Rhode Island School of Design; her teaching focuses on color and its application in design. Aki's artworks have been exhibited in numerous galleries.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling Juvenile
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806960973
• ISBN 13: 9780806960975
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80