All Color Matters

Trolling the web can sometimes steal time without us realizing it. Every so often I trip upon content that makes up for those lost minutes by being a means to enhance a more in depth class discussion. PBS (Public Broadcast System) released a 7 minute video The Effect of Color in October of last year that does a fairly good job of introducing the scope of color's influences, intent in trends and cultural implications. This quick overview teases your eye with a myriad number of images that puts you on the path to wanting more for inspiration and explanation.

The color pendulum swings toward a warm vibrant color choice for the upcoming New Year. Radiant Orchid possesses friendly warm overtones that allow it to “pop” on it's own or to be used as an accent to complement other hues. Exotic and nuanced, Pantone's newest pick suggests a direction towards creativity and ingenuity. Radiant Orchid's pink undertones contain the visual punch to attract the female demographic, but will it have the same effect to spark interest in the masculine set? The real success of any color trend is its acceptance beyond the world of fashion. Will manufactures embrace the "magical" connotation and offer products in this close cousin to purple? Keurig , the Burlington, Vt-based coffee-machine maker, has dipped their toe into committing this unique color to its two single-serving models coming out in early February. Seeing a pink coffee machine in an office environment could certainly liven up a dull kitchen area. Outfitting an entire ho...