The present invention aims at synthesizing superposition images formed
either by band moire shapes or by shape level lines for making the
information forwarded by valuable articles or by time pieces such as
watches and clocks more dynamic, as well as for improving their
attractiveness and aesthetics. A further application is publicity. For
synthesizing band moire images, the present invention relies on a band
moire image layout model allowing to obtain the layout of the base the
band grating, given the layouts of the band moire image and of the
revealing line grating. Base and revealing layer layouts may be conceived
to create band moire image shapes whose patterns move e.g. radially,
circularly, or according to a spiral trajectory. Shape level lines occur
in a superposition image when e.g. a base layer comprising modified sets
of lines is superposed with a revealing layer comprising a line grating.
Such a base layer embeds a shape elevation profile generated from an
initial motif shape image (e.g. typographic characters, words of text,
symbols, logo, ornament). By moving the revealing layer in superposition
with the base layer, shape level lines move dynamically between the
initial motif shape boundaries and shape foreground centers, respectively
shape background centers, thereby growing and shrinking. The movement of
the shape level lines creates visually attractive pulsing motif shapes,
e.g. a pulsing heart or pulsing text. Categories of embodiments comprise
(1) visually attractive articles having moving parts (watches, clocks,
vehicles, publicity display devices, fashion clothes), (2) articles such
as cosmetics, drugs, perfumes and wines, where one part is moved in
respect to a second part, e.g. bottles having a lid or labels composed of
two layers, (3) articles where the base layer and the revealing line
grating are separated by a gap and form a fixed composed layer, and (4)
articles where at least one of the layers is an electronic display.