People are still struggling to find the circles in this baffling optical illusion

We love a good optical illusion here at Creative Bloq, and even more so when it's one that leaves people's heads spinning like this one Can there really be 16 circles in the image below? There are, but people are struggling to find them.

Known as the coffer illusion, this piece of visual trickery was discovered by accident by the Stanford University psychologist and vision scientist Anthony Norcia almost two decades ago. And it continues to baffle people today.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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