Another interesting day, another interesting lecture. Vaike’s colour lesson was a look at colours that I had never questioned before. I never knew my pencils were oriental or that some guy spends his day making sea oysters cry so he can collect and sell their tears, poor oysters.I never knew the origins or history of the colours discussed in class, I never would have seen myself pondering that. A new perspective gained (+1). Suddenly my regular pencils are exotic, maybe I should question where all these colours are coming from.
So where do the traffic light colours come from? Red, Green, Amber. Although, no clear distinction is made towards the invention of the colour code used, a reference is made towards the right-of-way rules of sea navigation
“Consider two ships on courses that intersect. The rule is that the ship on the left must give way. The stand on vessel sees the green light on the STARBOARD (right) side of the ship on the left. The give way vessel sees the red light on the PORT side of the stand on vessel. The helmsman gives way to a red light by either turning away and showing a stern light (which is white), or by going around the stern of the stand on vessel.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starboard#Right-of-way_for_other_vessels
For more examples of colour codes
It was also interesting to discover that most colours were recorded in nature and then isolated and extracted. I found a few interesting colour inspiration blogs/posts related to people’s observations of interesting colours and palettes.
The Rare Colors of Noctilucent Clouds
The Colors Of Corrosion: Rusty Palettes
Unexpected Color From Surface Runoff
The Colors Of Salt Evaporation Ponds
Color Inspiraton from Coffee and Tea
And a few interesting studies into Colour
Color Guide to Staying Healthy and Eating Right
Wearing Red Helps You Win In Sports
And some links just for fun
Justin
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