Blotted letters – a Gestalt phenomenon
These look like random shapes... until you move the mouse over them.
Comment
The effect presumably is related to the fact that the borders of letters vs. background
are indistinguishable from the borders of letters vs. ink blot.
Source
Bregman AS (1981) Asking the “What-For” questions in auditory perception.
In: Kuy M, Pomerantz J, Perceptual Organisation • Erlbaum
Created: 1999-06-13
Last update: 2013-10-04