Did you know that human eye can recognize more shades of green than any other color?

Having in mind that forest was our natural habitat since Homo Sapiens started walking the Earth, this makes a lot of sense. In fact, throughout evolution, man’s survival was depending on our vision and sensitivity to Colors – blue, trustworthy and calm, color of the sea reflecting the sky. Yellow, friendly and joyful, color of the Sun which lights every new day. Red, passionate and dangerous, color of the fire.

After a history of relying on colors to evoke our instincts, nowadays, deep in civilization and the digital era, our brain still uses the power of colors for communication and signalization. Every child using dozen of different markers to paint a picture, knows that colors are a way of expressing feelings and reflecting the world around us.

Now, surely, we no longer live in the forest, and today we might primarily associate use of colors with something artistic. But how can we use colors today , what is their importance in technology and where is their place in modern communication?
The reality is that, as a modern society centralized in metropolis, colorful and shiny advertisement is something we can’t escape. We live in the time of consumerism and competition, where digital marketing is sending signals to our brain everyday, influencing our decisions on every level – what we eat, which toilet paper we use, how we paint our living room.

And for every one of those brands we decide to like – Science plays a big role in that liking. With every shade of every color a logo or an advert uses, a certain emotion, thought, association is evoked, we are inspired to trust them, to remember them, talk about them and buy that special product.

Further more, now that we know how exactly we connect feelings to certain colors, we can use that knowledge in our everyday life. Wouldn’t it be cool if we tricked our brain to be more productive in our office by choosing the right colors at our desk? Just like that, we could paint our bedroom in a way that would help us be more relaxed after a hard day’s work.

Make every moment of your life even more special by discovering all about colors around you!

It’s not Feng Shui, it’s science.

About the author:

Nina Petrov is an activist, poet, performer and mathematician. She communicates with the world mostly through words, movement and equations, but sometimes also by speaking very loudly. The only truth she could say about herself is that she keeps changing every day, never stops learning and interacting with her surroundings.