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		<title>Incredible Optical Illusion Street Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Banks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off topic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drawing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[edgar muller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[julian beever]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[optical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[street art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The wonderful thing about the Internet today is that it&#8217;s an absolute goldmine of ideas and inspiration that you wouldn&#8217;t otherwise be able to see. You can now examine inspirational material from all around the world at the touch of &#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The wonderful thing about the Internet today is that it&#8217;s an absolute goldmine of ideas and inspiration that you wouldn&#8217;t otherwise be able to see. You can now examine inspirational material from all around the world at the touch of button, and from the comfort of your own home. This in turn has brought about a phenomenon where certain items can &#8217;go viral&#8217;, where they appeal to so many that they spread all over the world in a matter of weeks or even days.<br />
Unless you&#8217;ve been hiding somewhere very isolated, the chances are you will have seen some of the fantastic work done by street artists such as Julian Beever, Edgar Mueller and others. They have taken the traditional chalk street picture and added another dimension, to make some utterly spectacular optical illusions. Below is a selection of some of our favourite pieces from their large body of work. Have a look at their respective personal websites for lots more examples.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-17.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-564" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-17.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="312" /></a></p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-39.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-567" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-39.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="282" /></a></p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-26.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-570" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-26.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="450" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-28.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-571" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-28.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="450" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-22.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-575" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-22.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="450" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-15.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-572" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-15.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="287" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-21.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-573" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/julianbeever-21.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="287" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jb2-start.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-578" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jb2-start.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="269" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jb2-finished.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-579" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jb2-finished.png" alt="" width="430" height="325" /></a></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/em1-start.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-580" src="http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/em1-start.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="329" /></a></p>
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<p>There&#8217;s also a great video on the making of this last piece, which is well worth a watch <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>The crazy ones&#8230;. [VIDEO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Banks</dc:creator>
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		<title>Too much time on your hands&#8230;..</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Banks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>There I was just browsing the net via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">stumble</a> and I came across this website. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://idealist.blinkr.net/">http://idealist.blinkr.net/</a>.</p>
<p>I thought it was brilliant, not so much the website (which is nice in its own right) but the content. Some of the &#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There I was just browsing the net via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">stumble</a> and I came across this website. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://idealist.blinkr.net/">http://idealist.blinkr.net/</a>.</p>
<p>I thought it was brilliant, not so much the website (which is nice in its own right) but the content. Some of the best ideas I have seen in a long time (and some outright crazy ones!).</p>
<p>Take a look for yourself&#8230; made me smile. <img src='http://www.pixeldesignstudio.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Doug</p>
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