A optical problem. Take some distance from the image and try to spot all the circles.
size(500, 500);
background(255);
int counter = 0;
int radius = 12;
int offset = 25;
int step = width/10;
for (int i = offset; i < width; i+=width/10) {
strokeWeight(8);
stroke(128);
line(i, 0, i, height);
line(0, i, width, i);
if (counter%2 == 0) line(i -offset, 0, i + width - offset, height);
if (counter%2 == 0) line(0, offset + step + i, width, i + height + offset + step);
if (counter%2 == 0) line( i +offset, 0, 0, i + offset);
if (counter%2 == 0) line( width, i + offset, i + offset, height);
counter++;
}
fill(10);
strokeWeight(1);
stroke(255);
for (int x = offset; x < width; x += 200) {
for (int y = offset; y < height; y += 100) {
ellipse(x, y, radius, radius);
}
}
//saveFrame("out.png");