The This and That of Colours
We are surrounded by color—in the beauty of nature, in the ugliness of war, in the clothes we wear, in the décor of our homes, in photograph albums, and just about everywhere. We do not live our lives in black and white but in varied colours that life unfolds in. Science and psychology both hold the view that colours are an integral part of our lives and influence everything we do or feel. Colour psychology is the study of how colours affect human behaviour. It’s that burst of orange, splash of blue, stroke of red, and the other colours in the rainbow that add that zest to our lives. A depressing day may be associated with grey or black; red symbolises your passion and energy, while blue creates an aura of calm and tranquillity, not forgetting that blue is also associated with sadness and a style of music called “the blues.” Can you communicate with colors? Colours silently communicate moods and emotions and are a reflection of your tempe...