Beloved Toys: Sites & Sources of Treasured Old Toys & Related Writings
Museum of Play and Strong Museum of Toys
Etch-A-Sketch master, Tim George
Arto Monaco – Children’s Toy creator, Land of Make Believe, 1913-2005
Optical Illusion Fun: Anamorphoscopes, Slant Art & Other Eye-Ticklers
“The brain abhors ambiguity, yet we are curiously attracted to it. Many famous visual illusions exploit ambiguity to titillate the senses. Resolving uncertainties creates a pleasant jolt in your brain, similar to the one you experience in the ‘Eureka!’ moment of solving a problem….” Scientific American article – “Ambiguities and Perception”
Anamorphosis – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anamorphosis – Planet Perplex. Planet Perplex is a comprehensive collection of optical illusions, impossible objects, hidden images, puzzles and related images.
Octavio Ocampo – Images and Biography
169 Best Illusions – Scientific American book
Emily’s Collection – 13 Mind messing images Emily collected
Takao Trick Art Museum – west of Tokyo, Japan
Look for lots more optical illusion fun in my blog posts.
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Clever Stuff: A Collection of Sites, Sources & Images that Just Delight Me
500 Years of Women in Art – Brilliant face transitions
Between the Folds – An incredible paper folding video
Stop motion animation in a bed – Extremely inventive, with minimal props!
Accidental Discoveries – New, green adhesive
Animal Voiceovers – You’ll want to watch this over and over!
Baby dreams – Adorable tableaux by Adele Enersen
Style Your Garage – Fun alternatives to that boring garage door.
Structural Graphics – Ingenious pop-up marketing pieces
Left & Right Brain: Organizations, Books, Articles & People Doing the Work to Increase Our Understanding
Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Physics4Kids.com: Light & Optics: Reflection
Andrew Zimmerman Jones – About.com Physics
Scientific American Article – “Ambiguous Figures”
Scientific American Article – “3-D Illusions”
Scientific American Article – “Illusory Motion”
Scientific American Article – “Shape Distortion Illusion”
Scientific American Search Results for “visual illusions”
Bruce Frankel – Writer, Reporter, Poet
Synesthesia – The Man Who Tasted Shapes
National Association for Gifted Children
NFTE – Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Dr. Toy – Leading Expert on Play, Toys & Children’s Products
