Surface Colors and Perceived Weight (12-09-16)
Research by Sunaga, Park, and Spence confirms that, all else being equal, things that are painted lighter colors are perceived to weigh less than items painted darker colors.
Research by Sunaga, Park, and Spence confirms that, all else being equal, things that are painted lighter colors are perceived to weigh less than items painted darker colors.
Straightforward ways to support vision diversity
Interesting overview of the technical aspects of color vision
Mai and colleagues studied the implications of using pale and light colors on food packaging.
How do image content and hue influence our emotional response to what we’re looking at?
Aligning colors with activity goals
New research confirms previous findings that the language we speak influences our experience of the physical world that surrounds us.
People with different personality traits—particularly differences related to sensation seeking (described below)—seem to respond in different ways to seeing the color red.
Studente, Seppala and Sadowska studied how seeing live plants, nature, and the color green influences creative thinking.
Our peripheral vision registers color.