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Fantastic Optical Illusions: More Than 150 Deceptive Images and Visual Tricks Hardcover – February 4, 2020

by Gianni A. Sarcone (Author), Marie-Jo Waeber (Author)

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These 150 optical illusions will blow your mind and send your brain into a spin!

Can you trust what you see? Of course you can’t, and that’s what makes these optical illusions so much fun! Created by the experts at the award-winning Archimedes-lab.org, this book is sure to amaze and astound. It includes a range of the best and most interesting visual tricks: ambiguous and impossible figures; hidden objects; color and brightness effects; misperceptions of length, size, and shape; illusory moving patterns, and image paradoxes. In addition to the astounding images, you’ll learn the secrets of how each type works.

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Gianni Sarcone and Marie-Jo Waeber are cofounders of Archimedes’ Laboratory, an Italian-based training and consulting network of game designers. They invent, create, and develop interactive thinking games and optical illusions. Gianni Sarcone and Marie-Jo Waeber are also regular authors of recreational columns for newspapers and magazines featuring visual puzzles and math brainteasers. They frequently travel around Europe to hold workshops and share their knowledge at cultural and educational events for both adults and children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carlton Books; Revised edition (February 4, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 178739235X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1787392359
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 7 inches

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- #6,821 in Puzzles (Books)

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Gianni A. Sarcone
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Gianni A. Sarcone, a visual artist and author from Italy with over 30 years of experience in visual creativity, recreational mathematics, and educational games. His works blur the line between art, cognitive sciences, and communication, making them visually stunning and intellectually stimulating. Sarcone is a prolific author and illustrator, whose books on brain-training and the mechanisms of vision have been translated into over 15 languages.
In 2018, his book "Optical Illusions" won the Royal Society's Young People's Book Prize, solidifying his position as a leading figure in the intersection of visual arts and science. Sarcone co-founded Archimedes-lab.org, a consulting network that specializes in developing creativity. His intention is to encourage people to explore beyond the surface and broaden their minds to new emotions and dimensions.
Apart from his art, Sarcone practices taekwondo and jujitsu and enjoys cooking for his friends. To learn more about his work, visit his official website at http://www.giannisarcone.com.
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Marie-Jo Waeber
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Gianni A. Sarcone is an author and a visual artist from Italy with over 30 years’ experience in the fields of visual creativity, recreational mathematics and educational games. Much of his art blurs the line between cognitive sciences and communication.
Sarcone has written and illustrated several books on brain-training and on the mechanism of vision that have been translated to over 10 languages. In 2018, his book “Optical Illusions” won the prestigious Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize.
He is a co-founder of Archimedes-lab.org a consulting network of experts specializing in improving and developing creativity.
As Sarcone puts it, all his work is intended to “encourage people to look beyond what seems obvious and to open their mind to new emotions and dimensions.”
In his spare time, he enjoys practicing martial arts (taekwondo and jujitsu) and cooking for friends.
Sarcone's Official Website:
http://www.giannisarcone.com
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