Whoa alert.
Have you heard of dazzle camouflaging? During WWI and WWII, war vessels were painted in “dazzle camouflage” to confuse the direction and speed of boats, planes and carriers.
Insanity!
LINK: TESSA BLAZEY
p.s. A modern take on dazzle camouflage.
p.p.s. A dazzle ship typeface? AMAZING!
these are rad. I want to wear them as hats.
These are crazy- not sure if I like the modern take though- just more proof vintage is better I suppose…
My dad is big on WWII history, especially naval and air related items, so I’ve previously been introduced to the dazzle camouflage. It is just too cool, isn’t it? Much more stylish than desert camo!
Those photos are so cool, and I love the sailboat!
risd|works sells prints of some of the plans: http://www.risdworks.com/p-293-dazzle-camouflage-print-port-171.aspx
I’ve had them bookmarked for awhile, but truthfully wouldn’t have a good place for them in my home.
OMG AMAAAAAZING!
These are gorgeous!
What!? How awesome…
The BF created a typeface based around dazzle ships http://www.behance.net/gallery/Dazzle/105321
omg this calls for another p.s. edit on the post! thanks, hannah! amazing!
These are so weird and awesome. I would love to see a boat like this in harbor. Can you even imagine?