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Glass Abstraction, by Mira Woodworth
It’s probably no surprise that color can affect the way we think and process ideas. Laran Neergaard recently published an article through the Associated Press on the topic. When I saw it at Yahoo News, I thought I’d write about it. But, when a reader also pointed out the article, I thought I’d write about it now.
Lead researcher Juliet Zhu of the University of British Columbia reported on a study that has proven that the color blue increases creativity, while red increases attention to detail.
I’m wondering if these influences are caused from learned behavior. We learn to pay attention to warnings written in red, red stop signs, red traffic signals, or a red tie worn with a black suit. Red gets our attention. Marketers have taught us that anything in green must be healthy. Yellow and orange seem happy and cheery like the sun.
I suppose it makes sense that blue spurs creativity. Blue conjurs serene thoughts of the ocean and the sky; both are seemingly endless and boundary free. My only question: Would I be more creative if I painted my studio Tiffany Blue, Robin’s Egg Blue or Royal Blue?
I haven’t posted suppliers yet, so this is the first. And, it’s a good follow up to last week’s Fieldtrip Friday on turning junk mail into art.
xxxcookie on etsy punches and sells junk mail. This picture shows some trees, ready for use in your scrapbooking, collage or other artwork. Seriously, at less than a quarter, go to her site and help stimulate the economy. You’ll be helping the environment too!
