Susan Orlean

The semiology and phenomenology of hashtaggery intrigues me. From what I understand, it all began very simply: on Twitter, hashtags - those little checkerboard marks that look like this # - were used to mark phrases or names, in order to make it easier to search for them among the zillions and zillions of tweets.

American Journalist

Ashlyn Harris

My first memory of Umbro was when I refused to take off my orange and purple Umbro checkerboard shorts for church at five years old. I won that battle, and that drive to express myself and stay true to myself, even as a kid, is why I'm so excited about my partnership with Umbro.

American Athlete

Aquaria

I remember wearing a full checkerboard look with checkerboard Vans when I was in elementary school and got bullied so much for it, so it's nice to see it being applauded and enjoyed.

American

Chubby Checker

I want people to look at a checkerboard and think of me!

American Musician

Checkerboard relates to games where pieces move across the board’s squares.

Board Games

The board's two colors are meant to contrast strongly so players can easily see the squares.

Visual Contrast

Checkerboards are iconic in various cultures, often symbolizing games and strategy.

Cultural Icon

As an adjective, 'checkerboard' can describe various items with a similar pattern.

Beyond Boardgames

Checkerboard patterns are used in fashion for a striking visual appeal and style.

Aesthetic Appeal

The checkerboard layout is used for organizing space or landscaping effectively.

Organizational Function

 We can test this camouflage, like that cuttlefish you see behind me, where we pull the rug out from under it and give it a checkerboard, and it even uses that strange visual information and does its best to match the pattern with a little ad-libbing. So other cognitive skills are important, too. The squids have a different kind of smarts, if you will.

The amazing brains and...

 my life at eight or nine years old I hated everything in life I hated school I hated everybody I couldn't read I couldn't write but when I got on the checkerboard I could see that if I moved in moved yeah I'd get an advantage on it

Checkers Is the Heart...

 Here's one way of understanding why. Consider a checkerboard grid with an even number of squares on each side. Every path through it will alternate black and white. These grids will all also have an even total number of squares