Monday, 30 December 2013

Lizards, Mustard and Anamorphic Illusions

Shirt is thrifted | skirt is from Japan (Momo Wonder Rocket) | shoes are from Italy | hat is thrifted

The time between Christmas and New Years has got to be the best time of the year. There's nothing that has to be done, I no longer have to stress about making people's Christmas presents, I don't even have to give a thought to university and I can spend days reading in the sunshine and, because I've escaped the city for New Years, going swimming at obscure waterholes in the most beautiful, quiet valleys.

And, because it's me, I've also been using this time off to watch endless youtube videos about the psychology of illusions.

This is one of the most mind-blowing tricks of human perception I've ever seen. Just watch the video below all the way through. At first you might wonder why the video features a long close-up of a rubik's cube, but you'll soon realise why. The third illusion with the shoe really got me. Oh boy. Which is your favourite?
Vsauce explains why brains are fooled by anamorphic illusions really well in this video!

I hope you're all having a beautiful day,







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21 comments:

  1. Adele30 December 2013 at 17:09

    you are the queen of cute/ quirky outfits <3

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  2. Unknown30 December 2013 at 19:27

    I love this outfit! and I love this site Momo Wonder Rocket
    But it's all in Japanese, how do you order? : 3

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    1. Annika Victoria30 December 2013 at 20:11

      Oh, well I bought my momo wonder rocket stuff when I was in Japan, at the actual store! So I didn't order, haha.

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    2. Unknown31 December 2013 at 02:43

      uh! lucky you! XD ok thanks a lot of info! :)

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  3. Sora30 December 2013 at 21:02

    "There's nothing that has to be done"

    Omg indeeed *--*.

    I love that skirt btw!!

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  4. Unknown30 December 2013 at 21:17

    this is just fab - love how quirky and unusual it is! You have such unique style xx

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  5. pigeon30 December 2013 at 21:56

    this outfit is just WONDERFUL, like in wes anderson's movies! love it!

    weirdoland - pigeongray.blogspot.com

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  6. Sofia31 December 2013 at 00:22

    I'm really fond of this outfit, the shirt is perfect and the whole look fits you so well !

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  7. Becca31 December 2013 at 04:01

    I've always loved that skirt! I actually wanted to make a similar looking one a while back, but I haven't found the time yet! D: but hopefully I will make one soon!

    Also that video was amazing! It reminded me of those street art chalk drawings! It's so interesting that our minds sort of trick us that way, but it's also sort of amazing that artists know how to manipulate their art to give us that illusion.

    :3

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    1. Annika Victoria31 December 2013 at 13:22

      I am OBSESSED with those chalk drawings. I spent about an hour looking at them while writing this post in fact, haha.
      I just made myself a suspender skirt as well, I'm totally posting about it later today! haha. Hopefully it will inspire you!

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    2. Becca31 December 2013 at 16:58

      Oh my goodness! I love suspenders.. I literally add them to every skirt I make, and I even add them to skirts I buy at stores sometimes. I cannot get enough. I guess I have not found the time to make myself another one because of all my other sewing projects (I am majoring in fashion and costume! SO I have a ton of sewing projects to finish all the time!) But yeah! You have definitely inspired me to make more things for myself! :D

      Thanks!

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    3. Annika Victoria2 January 2014 at 09:46

      I'm just so happy I've inspired someone who actually studies fashion and costume, and actually knows how to do this stuff properly to make stuff!! :D

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    4. Becca2 January 2014 at 11:53

      Oh my goodness , you have no idea how amazing you are with sewing and making your own clothes! And you have been teaching yourself! You know how to do things that I never learned on my own until I took classes! And you are so amazing at it! ;3 I always look forward to your new projects :D

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    5. Annika Victoria2 January 2014 at 12:14

      Awwwwh :) It's really just other websites and excellent youtube tutorials and pulling apart my old clothes to see how they're put together, haha! But thank you so much :) That's such lovely feedback to get!

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    6. Becca3 January 2014 at 10:39

      Anytime! ;3

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  8. Hollie Black-Ramsey31 December 2013 at 05:15

    Wow that shirt blows my mind! And so does that video! So crazy!!

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  9. Anonymous31 December 2013 at 06:43

    I love this outfit, its so cute! dat shirt~
    black hair really suits you by the way!

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  10. Tori31 December 2013 at 13:37

    This look is too adorable! I'm loving the print and color combo
    -Tori
    Fashion, Trends & More

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  11. Jamie Rose2 January 2014 at 18:40

    I love optical illusions so much. I always have. Also your dinosaur shirt is seriously the best thing ever and I want it. It's adorable with that pinafore! I definitely agree with you about the time between Christmas and New Year's Eve. I'm already stressed about what I'll have to deal with with the upcoming semester. Ugh.

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  12. pigeon9 February 2014 at 22:04

    decided to comment once more - i loved learning about anamorphosis in history of art classes (eg. "the ambassadors" by hans holbein and the image of the skull, you heard of it?), i also really enjoy watching street artists making these kind of "sceneries" (eg. Kurt Wenner).

    pigeongray.blogspot.com

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    1. Annika Victoria9 February 2014 at 22:16

      Oooh! I haven't heard of that skull one. so amazing!!! It blows my mind that people are able to paint something so distorted with the intention of it looking like something real when looked at from just the right perspective. I don't understand how it's done without some kind of digital, computerised help!!! Pretty sure that those artists are absolute geniuses!!
      I didn't know that amamorphosis was an actual art term. Thanks so much for letting me know, I love learning new things!

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