Color Matters: Color and the Brain
Color plays a vitally important role in the world in which we live. Color can sway thinking, change actions, and cause reactions. It can irritate or soothe your eyes, raise your blood pressure or suppress your appetite.
When used in the right ways, color can save on energy consumption. When used in the wrong ways, color can contribute to global pollution.
As a powerful form of communication, color is irreplaceable. Red means "stop" and green means "go." Traffic lights send this universal message. Likewise, the colors used for a product, web site, business card, or logo cause powerful reactions.
How color affects our minds. Psychology & culture.
- Color Effects of Cars
- Symbolism: Color and Accident Matters
- Culture: Color and Culture Matters
- Research: The Meaning of Color for Gender
Does the color of your car attract speeding tickets? Do the birds and the bees love your car? What's your favorite color for a car?
Did the color make you do it?
Why did this bride wear green?
by Natalia Khouw