1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.
When you really begin to think about it, color can have many effects on emotions and that can even vary between cultures, genders, or even individuals themselves. To start with the one example that was used in the interactive tool in the first web link, they showed a red valentines day card and a blue valentines day card right next to the red one. They asked how it would feel opening the blue one on valentines day versus the red, and personally I would not feel any type of real emotions opening a blue valentines day card. Maybe it’s because red is the color of your heart and you are trying to show emotions of love for the other person, which is why the heart on the card should be red rather than blue. Another way to think of this is, red is an attractive color and is something that can draw your attention in, so you would want to have the red on the card show your attraction for that person. Another example is when they showed a pink and blue box with boy in the blue box and girl in the pink box, they then switch the colors with the names and it automatically doesn't seem right. I think the reasoning behind this is because we think pink is feminine due to the fact that it’s so bright and stick out so much, and therefore a boy wouldn’t appeal to the color so much. This would also work in a reverse order for girl’s not liking blue because it appears masculine and doesn't stick out so much. Which is why you can see parents who don't know the gender of a baby buying colors that would appeal to both a boy and a girl. I think these examples that where shown in the interactive tool on this website were great ways to show just how colors can have an effect on human emotions.
2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?
The theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues and fascinates me is how we think green means go and red means stop, which was seen in the interactive tool on the first website. When I saw the red stop sign and green go sign I thought nothing of it, but when they switched colors it really made me think what I would do if I drove up to one of those signs. It’s interesting to think why we associate red with stop and green with go, for red maybe it’s because the color really sticks out and draws you attention in to tell you to stop. A lot of things use red other than stop signs to tell us to stop, for example a police or rescue vehicle flashes red lights to warn us they are coming and to pull over, while a red light on a recording studio door tells us not to enter. As for green, I still am wondering why this color would let us think go, maybe due to the fact that it is a more calming color compared to red. I thought this aspect of color was very interesting and it is definitely something to think about and understand a little bit more.
3. In the Color video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
In the Color video, the thing that made the biggest impact on me in regards to color and it’s effects on emotions, was when the artist June Redfern was in her studio recreating the rough sketch that she had previously created in Venice. Before she even begins painting she states that she will probably change the painting quite a bit as she goes along. When she finally begins painting on her large canvas, she starts with a red color and immediately starts to think whether a darker or lighter red will work better. As she goes along, she starts to paint the water blue, once she gets the blue paint on the canvas she starts to become frustrated by saying its “too blue.” She starts to become very emotional with her color choices, thinking differently about her selections as she goes along because she can feel what she wants through experimenting. Finally she takes a break and looks at the painting from a distance, and she is not pleased saying it looks “horrible” describing it as “all reds and blues.” She starts to get upset by this point because her emotions start to set in and she really starts to feel what is wrong with the painting.
4. In the Feelings video, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?
In the Feelings video, the thing that made the biggest impact on me in regards to color and it’s effects on emotions was the use of lights and darks within a painting. In the paintings this video presents had lighter colors that seemed to show that everything was alright or calm in a way. Personally when I look at a painting that is brights and has little to no dark colors involved, I tend to think it is a happy image with good intentions. When the video starts to talk about the darker images, emotions begin to change in a more negative way. The darker paintings in the video show sadness and despair, they became very negative showing that things are not alright unlike the brighter colored paintings. This video was able to do a good job showing how lighter colored paintings have a positive effects on emotions, while darker colored paintings have more of a negative effect on emotions.
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