Moving Images

This section contains a collection of optical illusions that appear to exhibit motion of some description even if the images themselves are completely stationary. Many tricks of the eye can create the illusion of movement including warping, wave motion and rotational effects.

Category: Moving Images
Drink Driving Sign Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 3 comments
This sign post designed to stop people from drink driving is a unique take on the "waves" illusion, if you look closely you'll see the words on the sign moving in a wave-like fashion to simulate how y...

Category: Moving Images
Pulsing Vortex
Added on 06-05-02009 | 8 comments
Here's another illusion that seems to move, the image is completely stationary however when you look at it there appears to be a pulsing effect. Its a bit like a large booming speaker, imagine some lo...

Category: Moving Images
Moving Dots
Added on 06-05-02009 | 6 comments
To see this illusion try staring at the yellow dot in the center for a short time. You should start to see the blue dots around the outside begin to disappear and reappear intermittently. ...

Category: Moving Images
Scintillating Grid Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 0 comments
The scintillating grid illusion is very similar to the Hermann grid illusion and was devised in 1994 by E. Lingelbach. Like the Hermann illusion the image consists of a grid of black squares divided b...

Category: Moving Images
Hermann Grid Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 2 comments
This illusion was first devised in 1870 by Ludimar Hermann, it consists of a series of black squares and interconnecting white lines in a grid formation. When you look at it there appear to be grey do...

Category: Moving Images
Warped Dotted Surface
Added on 06-05-02009 | 4 comments
This headache inducing illusion is simply a static image of a green background with a series of blue dots, however when you look at it the whole thing appears to move and warp in a wave-like fashion....

Category: Moving Images
Spinning Spiral Circle
Added on 06-05-02009 | 5 comments
This image is completely stationary however when you look at it the circles appear to be moving, especially if you move your eyes across it. The circle in the center appears to be moving clockwise and...

Category: Moving Images
Moving Spirals
Added on 06-05-02009 | 13 comments
This image of coloured spirals appears to be moving if you stare at it, however in reality it is completely stationary. ...