Website

I've moved onto working on my website a bit. I find it kind of funny how I decided to calm down by switching to my website, thinking I would have things more under control with that. Well, remembering how to work with dreamweaver is almost as bad as the paper work I have been doing.

I can't remember how to change text colors. I know I knew how to do that before, because I made a very colorful website for tech class once.

At least I have a basic idea of how I'm planning to make it look though. I'm thinking rainbow background with a black centered.... table? that serves as the main portion where I type... thing.... Yeah, you would have to see it I guess.

Outline....

So, I'm working on my outline. It's coming along nicely, and it's not that hard to do it seems. My main problem is that I'm not sure how I'm going to do my second paragraph. My second paragraph is basically what I've found websites had to say about colors and what they represent/what emotions they cause. There are at least six sources per color. What do I do?

Do I list all of the colors and sources like (ex) :
Red (Color, color wheel, Mood)
Orange (Color, color wheel, Mood)
Yellow(Color, color wheel, Mood)
So on and so forth?

In my paper though, I guess it would have to be like (ex):
Red can cause increased heart rate (Color), and represents anger (color wheel),.... (So on and so forth)?

I fixed up my works cited to have the sites I'm pretty sure I will use (it now has the sites I just found). The problem is, I forget when I originally accessed them, so they all say I accessed them today....

I'm still having problems finding some last minute sources on some of my foundation questions though. I based all of my questions on the things I wanted to test, not things about colors and emotions that I wanted to research. There is very little on the actual affects of colors on people and how things like gender and age play into it. There is, however things about what colors they seem to prefer, but that's not exactly what I was hoping for...

In other news, I have the numbers I need to contact the Children's Museum, I just need to throw together a rough outline of what I'm going to say (and maybe some interview questions if they decide to jump into my interview idea too). So, I've been working on what to say while trying to build the courage to call.

Lastly, there is my website. I'm waiting on Mr. Mayes for that though.

New Findings (Sorting out my thoughts)

I'm starting to wonder what I even did last year. I mean, I know I did work, and I found a lot of things out, but it just doesn't seem to be enough. It doesn't help that every day I seem to learn something new that throws my thought process way off track again.

First, I'm not exactly sure of how to site one of my sources (I will probably ask someone later, after I've fried my brain over it)
The source: http://www.leadered.com/pdf/Color%20white%20paper.pdf
This is where most of my notes on color and learning come in.

Now, my second dilemma also has to do with sources I suppose. All of my research on what colors cause what emotions are from different sources. Does that mean that every time in my paper when I say what color causes what emotion I have to site it a ton of times?

For example: Red causes increased heart rate (source one), excitement (source six) and represents love (source three), Passion (source five) and fire (source five) ?

I mean, some of the color meanings and emotions that I've found correspond, but some don't...

Moving along...
I found another person who tested colors and emotions...

http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/nsfall99/FinalArticles/Final1.HowColorAffectsMoo.html

They just did a bunch of surveys on different colors of paper it seems.

I have bookmarked a lot of what may be useful sites. My main goal today was gathering sources so I can do all (if not most) of the notes at once. (I'm still wondering why I didn't get notes on certain things)

Apparently color affects emotions because it affects our nervous system
http://cognitive-psychology.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_colors_affect_emotional_physical_health

I agree most with the statement that it is in association.
http://www.cis.rit.edu/fairchild/WhyIsColor/shortAs.html

"Q: Why do colors affect people's moods? What is it that makes minds react differently to different colors?
A: Colors and moods are of great interest and also the subject of a lot of misunderstanding. It seems that colors do not affect moods in any consistent and intrinsic way. Instead we learn associations and those associations can have huge effects on our emotions and moods. For example, we might learn to associate red with danger and then later on viewing a red color in any context might evoke those feelings of fear, excitement, or anxiety associated with danger. Some of these associations are learned through our society and some are learned through individual experiences. The main thing to remember is that color can have a large affect on our emotions, but it is not the same for every person and the same colors don't affect different people in the same way. There is still much about this topic that is not understood, but it is never as simple as those who like to associate a single color with a single emotion would make you think."

Now I'm trying to work out how to E-Mail the children's museum.

What Others have Done.

http://www.jgroshek.com/342/color%20and%20emotion.pdf
Page 3, there is a procedure.
Basically, this study does what I wasn't so sure about. They sat people in front of computors (in separate office cubicles) and had them look at colors.

Questions they asked-
What emotional response do you associate with this color?
How does the color make you feel ?
And, why do you feel that way?

I guess I can't say they are wrong, but I've been thinking more on a larger scale I guess. I don't think it covers enough.
I'm confused with how they categorize it.

NOTE-- This is basically what I did in seventh grade for science. It didn't work so well.

Interview?

Well, right after I emailed Mrs. Savido about my problems finding someone to interview, I stumbled upon some interesting information (ah, the power of rewording in search engines).

What I searched- Colors and emotions Pittsburgh
What I found-
http://www.pittsburghkids.org/Templates/CMP_Level3_List.aspx?CID=410&SECID=2&MENUID=256

Specifically-

"Color My World
$9.00 per person
Preschool - Grade 2
(PA Standards: 1.6, 9.1, 9.2, 9.4)
Introduce children to an appreciation of color theory by mixing and creating colors using the three primary colors - red, blue and yellow. Then explore the relationship between color and emotions."

So, now I know there is a field trip for really young kids that has something to do with this. Perhaps I could interview one of the people involved in this program?

The website has contact information (at the very, very bottom of the left side bar), but I'm not sure which one to contact. Youth Programs? Camp-Ins and Workshops? Is it right to contact the people of reservations about an interview? Should I just visit the Children's Museum? The information was under the "visit the Museum" section, in "Field trips and reservations"... If that helps...

They are on facebook apparently.

Starting Off (Again---> Action Plan!)

(I post a lot because this helps me work out my thoughts. Is that bad?)

I'm not sure if I am more behind than I thought, or if I have things more together than I thought I did. This week I am looking through my old notes, gathering a few more perhaps, finding a person to interview, and I'm going to try getting the teacher to give me minor feedback on my possible action. It would be nice if whoever I interview could give me feedback on the project before completion, but I doubt I have time for that.

ACTION PLAN (In the works)
----> I'm thinking about getting science presentation poster boards that are already different colors, or I will paint them. Either way, I plan to have at least one for every basic color (black, white, red, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink)and I will have them set up on tables. Then, whoever I manage to get to participate (hopefully a decent amount of people) will sit in front of them and fill out some sort of paper.

It would be nice to look at things like reaction, heart rate and what not, but that is just me over complicating things... Maybe. (I have found that red apparently increases heart rate)

I'm also concerned with lighting. Lighting makes a big difference in color. (Maybe I should look into that too)

Possible interviews/just people to think about talking to--

• Mr. Kap (he knows this art wise I suppose)
• Psychologists (The category it most fits with)
• Decorators (Colors and emotions at home)
• Teachers (color and learning)

Now to find specific people...

Stress.

I still haven;t thought of an action plan. I have to do my action plan before next trimester. It's almost depressing how much I wish I had better resources for this...
I've done little things here and there, but nothing major. I'm a bit busy flipping out and losing my mind....

Anyways, I think I have ideas about who to interview. That Mood Jam site I wrote about before is actually from Carnegie Mellon University. I guess since it's like a psychology type thing I'll interview a professor?


Anyways, here are some of my mood jam moods I guess.... I don't know. I've been looking at the others, but there aren't many good ones on the home page right now. (Who am I to decide what's good though?)

Since there is Internet in the Hallway...

I'm going to start the list of things I need done by April here in the Hallway.

Step one- More research
Step two- interview
Step three- action plan

Since the only one I really know where I'm going with is the research part, I'll start there and hope I can put together some sort of action plan. Just in case I find someone good to interview, I will wait to go through with my action plan.

I'm really not sure what my action plan will be. Does it have to be something helpful? How am I going to do it outside of school? Do I need to hurry up and get it together so that I can try to do it in school? I think most of the attention of the grad project teachers will be on the students that currently have the class though.

Anyways... Did you know that white is actually the symbol of death instead of black? It would be cool to be able to find out how different people from different cultures feel around certain colors, but I don't think I would be able to.

http://everything2.com/title/Colors+of+emotions

This website kinda does the opposite of what I'm doing, but it might help. It is how people express emotions with colors. Perhaps not the best source, but I'm sure I can find more sources to back it up.

OH MY GOSH! I just found a website called www.moodjam.org . Basically, you make a color thingy and put some words to it to express how you feel. Not sure how relevant it is, but that is pretty cool.

One of these days, I want to sit dwn and put all of my research together somehow...

Interview And Current Concerns.

Ok, so I've been thinking a lot about that interview that I still don't have. I'm not even sure who I should interview really. Is anyone really an expert on this? Anyone I can actually talk to?

Also, I'm still thinking about asking that person who was standing in the lime green fire dog room how they feel standing in there.

Anyways, this is short because I really need to get on the ball and do some more research. I also have to go through with my action plan. I'm really behind, and I have grad project next trimester.

I think I'm the only one blogging about progress when they aren't in the class. I hope that is ok...

Everything Update

Flooring the Consumer Colors and selling?
http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/2007/12/color-emotion-from-mohawk-part-i.html
This one has another list of colors and meanings. It also mentions the relation to the pink breast cancer ribbon and how pink is now accepted by both males and females.

Ok, so I've been thinking a lot about that interview that I still don't have. I'm not even sure who I should interview really. Is anyone really an expert on this? Anyone I can actually talk to?

Also, I'm still thinking about asking the person in that fire dog store how it feels to stand in a bright green room all day... If the store is still around.

Lastly, look at what I dug up on my C Drive and need to finish:

Answer the question under the “If you like the color _____” sections only if you like the color. Answer the “When you see the color _____” questions no matter what.

Gender- _______________ Age-________________ Favorite Color-_____________________

Red

1) If you like color red –

o Are you an athletic person?

o Are you outgoing?

o Are you courageous?

When you see the color red –

o What do you think of?

o What object do you associate with the color red?

o Does seeing the color red increase your blood pressure?

o How does the color red make you feel?

o How do you feel when you wear the color red?

If you like the color Orange—

o Are you a creative person?

o Would you say that you are a happy person?

o Would you say that you are creative?

When you see the color Orange—

o Do you feel as if you want something? (Like do you get thirsty, ect.)

o How does it make you feel?

o What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the color (other than an orange please)?