"In this richly detailed work Meredith Bak explores how the historical legacy of optical toys figures into the formation of children's media culture. Bak's analysis draws on her own archival research, ...

Mezmoglobe is a unique kinetic desk toy that creates a mind-bending 360 degree optical illusion of a continuously flowing helix. check out the video below to learn more about the Mezmoglobe which has ...

(all GIFs by Richard Balzer and Brian Duffy, via dickbalzer.tumblr.com) Long before the time of Disney and Pixar, artists made images move using a variety of -scopes and -tropes: gadgets like ...