Deception by Design (ATOM Study Guide)

This is the story of camouflage – Inspired by nature, designed by artists, used in the military. In nature, there's an obvious need for camouflage – you're either a hunter or hunted. Humans learnt that by copying nature, we too could escape our enemies.

Through rarely seen archive footage, interviews with leading experts and arresting visual graphics, Deception by Design reveals the untold story of how artists were recruited by the military to fool the enemy in modern warfare.

Curriculum guidelines

Deception by Design would be suitable for secondary and tertiary students of Graphic Design, Studio Arts, Computer Science and History. It offers interesting insights into both the art and science of modern warfare and shows how the use of camouflage has become an integral part of warfare and surveillance, from jungles to deserts and cities.