I Got The Blues. Why is the colour blue connected with sadness?
When people have the blues you know they are sad. When it’s cold outside and everything looks bluer because ifContinue Reading
Category: Colours
A series of theories, history and origins of colours in modern life. They range from views as a designer, consumer, a woman in modern society or just someone really interested in knowing why some colours have the emotional or psychological connections they do. All of these posts are written in the perspective of a designer.
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Why is purple a colour for mystical powers or magic?
If you ever binge watched movies about witches or magic made in recent years they have magical powers on-screen portrayalContinue Reading
Monet’s Shadow Study: How Purple Hues inspired Claude Monet’s study of light
This is a revision of a previous post about Monet’s Shadow Study from 2019. This took place a few yearsContinue Reading
A Brief History of Manganese Violet
Manganese is a free element that is not made up of any other compound found in nature. It is numberContinue Reading
Logwood: The Fashion Statement Connected to Puritans and Pirates
Since the days of dyeing cloth some colours fade fairly quickly. With the colour black, fading and richness of theContinue Reading
Camouflage and the Military Greens
Most people know what military green looks like either from museums, shows or media. This is a colour that mostContinue Reading
Why does the RCMP wear red?
The colour red is an iconic colour that was often used for royalty and battle. The colour is associated withContinue Reading
Why are political colours the way they are?
Politics can be colourful. But this is mostly why lawn signs of political figures are red, blue, black, orange, etc.Continue Reading
The Long History of Dragon’s Blood: From Antiquity to Science
Dragon’s Blood is a bright red resin found in nature that is used in ceremonies, alchemy, medicine, incense, dyes andContinue Reading
Two Tales of Metallic Body Paint in Film
There are stories from Hollywood that are just myths. One of those stories involves metallic body paint.
Using Colour as a Brand Identity
Branding includes logos, fonts, and colours specifically chosen to help create a strong brand identity for a company. Recognition isContinue Reading
Bright Phosphor Green Monitor, the original computer colour
How this vibrant green was used in early computers
International Klein Blue: Branding your own colour as an artist
In 1960, a post-war painter, Yves Klein, worked with French Ultramarine so much that he developed his version of UltramarineContinue Reading
Battleship Grey and The Design History of Military Camouflage of Battleships
The military has used different types of camouflage over the years for instance netting even pink at some point. NavalContinue Reading
How Victorian Women Wore Their Mourning Clothes
The Victorians had a fascination with death with the mortality rate being low, and disease epidemics like tuberculosis and choleraContinue Reading
Most Things Fade Away: Why Some Colours Fade Over Time
The sculptures, ornamentals, paintings and buildings have colours that faded in time.
The Multiple Shades of the Blue Ocean
The ocean is blue because of the same principles of light waves traveling at a slower rate through particles. ButContinue Reading
Bioluminescence Blue and Rare
If you were ever walking along the Maldo beach in the Maldives at sunset or going deep ocean diving, smallContinue Reading
What are violet eyes?
Some people believe that violet eyes mean that you were born with purple eyes. It’s not common that people canContinue Reading
A Fun Bright Pink To Grab Everyone’s Attention: From Shocking Pink and Hot Pink To Barbie Pink
It’s the colours best associated with the 1980s and Barbie products. It’s Hot Pink and Shocking Pink. They are bright,Continue Reading
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