The cover actually kinda reminded me of this illusion. Funny you post it over here The clue could be that the blocks on the cover _don't_ have the same color.There could definitely be some optical illusions at play...not sure what though but when you get these greys together cool shit can happen.
Here is an interesting optical illusion - the A square and B square are exactly the same colour.
Its a Schooner!!
Oh, it's a schooner!
"Ha ha ha ha. You dumb bastards. It's not a schooner... it's a Sailboat."
If you stare at it long enough it says NEXT ALBUM 2014.Just Kidding.
Im likely going to get roasted for not being in on the joke
But guys...I don't think this is an equal sign at all, I think it's a deliberate blockage of the actual font and lettering that says, oh, I dunno, something along the lines of:
"U2"
and
"No Line On The Horizon"
In other words, those gray bars won't be on the release...
Sorry if that's been pointed out already...
Im likely going to get roasted for not being in on the joke
But guys...I don't think this is an equal sign at all, I think it's a deliberate blockage of the actual font and lettering that says, oh, I dunno, something along the lines of:
"U2"
and
"No Line On The Horizon"
In other words, those gray bars won't be on the release...
Sorry if that's been pointed out already...
Absolutely ZERO chance.
The evidence is in the picture of the boxset that was posted. The equals sign was repeated as a visual element on another part of the set like this:
U
=
2
This leads me to believe that there is no way in hell its a place holder. I think the only reason why people are saying that is because they don't know Graphic Design. You wouldn't do something like that. Using such a dominant visual element, which by the way is very recognizable as an equals sign is just not used as a placeholder for text. If it were there would be an example of said text to show the client what it would look like.
I understand that people are having a hard time wrapping their head around the fact that an album cover doesn't have text on it, but its been done many times before...its nothing new.
Trust me...its NOT a place holder. Its an equals sign...no matter how you look at it.
its not an equals sign either !
they are lines, bars, grey rectangle,
part of the requirments to form the optical illusion I'm talking about.
or maybe it is an equals sign, I'm open to anything, unlike some other
its not an equals sign either !
they are lines, bars, rectangles,
part of the artwork and requirments to form the optical illusion I'm talking about.
or maybe it is an equals sign, I'm open to anything, unlike some other
its true,
just cause you cant see it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist
(Just like Chewies wedding tackle)
I always wondered how much of a mess Chewy made when he took a shit. Imagine the mandatory security wipes that he'd have to do to make sure he got all of the dingle berries off of his fur.
I don't know why people think there is only ONE interpretation. I believe it is an equal sign AND an optical illusion. The symbol could have a lot of meanings. I really like the new U2 font with the two bars in between, it's also open to interpretation, or, then again, just a new font. And I think the color is totally fitting.
Absolutely ZERO chance.
The evidence is in the picture of the boxset that was posted. The equals sign was repeated as a visual element on another part of the set like this:
U
=
2
This leads me to believe that there is no way in hell its a place holder. I think the only reason why people are saying that is because they don't know Graphic Design. You wouldn't do something like that. Using such a dominant visual element, which by the way is very recognizable as an equals sign is just not used as a placeholder for text. If it were there would be an example of said text to show the client what it would look like.
I understand that people are having a hard time wrapping their head around the fact that an album cover doesn't have text on it, but its been done many times before...its nothing new.
Trust me...its NOT a place holder. Its an equals sign...no matter how you look at it.