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Monday, August 17, 2009
Droste Effect.
In the year 1956, "the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher made an lithograph with the title 'Print Gallery'. It shows a young man viewing a print in an exhibition gallery. Amongst the buildings depicted on the print, he sees paradoxically the very same gallery that he is standing...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Design Interior: Optical Illusions In Reality.
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Here optical illusions are integrated in interior designs. It is really quite a nice idea to do this. The visitors who aren't standing in the proper angle won't have a clue about the concept. They wont be able to get why these lines & curves are painted on the walls. This...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
How did "XOXO" come to mean hugs and kisses?
The Oxford English Dictionary, as credited by Hugkiss.com, states the first"X-as-kiss" in literature occurred in 1901. (Where it appeared isn't mentioned.)The site, as well as Wikipedia, describes the X symbol as originally referring to the Christian cross (and the first letter...
