Upside Down
14 November 2012 2 Comments
A portrait of author Jules Verne can be seen below. Turning the picture upside down reveals a small ship can be sailing past an opening in the rocks. This topsy-turvy image was created in 1979 by Hungarian artist Istvan Orosz. Continue reading this post to view an inverted version of this image.
Upside Down
27 September 2012 2 Comments
The bearded man wearing the hat below seems to be in a good mood. If he stands on his head, however, the rumor is that his mood changes very quickly. Continue reading the post to view an inverted version of this picture.
Upside Down
24 August 2012 0 Comments
A bearded man wearing a beret squints as he looks off into the distance. He cannot seem to find his dog. Can you help him find his pet? By rotating the image 180 degrees and viewing it upside down, the man’s dog (nibbling on a bone) is located. This topsy-turvy figure was drawn by Russian […]
Upside Down
26 June 2012 0 Comments
From 1903 to 1905, the New York Herald ran a series of original comic strips called The Upside Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo. This comic strip, created by cartoonist and illustrator Gustave Verbeek, consisted of a total of 6 drawn panels. After reading the 6 panels right-side-up, the entire comic could […]
Upside Down
7 June 2012 0 Comments
In 1893, American illustrator Peter Newell released a novelty children’s book titled Topsys and Turvys. This book, and the follow-up volume Topsys and Turvys – Number 2 released in 1894, featured pictures and rhymes that could be viewed and read both right side up and upside down. An enchanting transformation occurs when any page of […]
Ambiguous,Upside Down
9 May 2012 1 Comment
This illustration by graphic designer Simon C Page presents a portrait of the caped crusader, Batman, in black. Can you also locate Batman’s arch nemesis, the Penguin? Continue reading this article for the solution. You might be surprised at how easy it is to find him.
Upside Down
19 April 2012 0 Comments
Rex Whistler was a British artist and illustrator who among other things designed a series of faces that could be inverted to reveal an entirely new face. In the example below, an officer of some sort is presented on the left wearing a hat with a badge on it, a collar with a series of […]