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1. Color is an element of art that is produced when light strikes an object and is reflected to the eye. It can be determined visually by measurements of hue, value, and intensity.
Colors shape how we feel. Blue and yellow were the earliest colors that humans learned. As a result, we have hard wired emotional connections to these colors. Blue dives into our earliest evolutionary responses. It tends to provide a sense of calmness while yellow gives off energy. Our associations with red and green had to be learned. Red evokes conflicting emotions such as love and danger. Green is usually associated with balance, harmony, and peace.
2. I'm interested in how color and light can regulate your circadian rhythm. The video explained that a cell in the eye, the photosensitive ganglion, plays a vital role in regulating your body clock. This is the cell that sends a signal to the brain telling it to wake up and it's sensitive to just one wavelength of light. Blue light tricks the brain into thinking it's daytime.
I have always had a hard time adjusting my sleep schedule during the winter months. My body clock is essentially a mess. With the lack of sunlight, I essentially sleep during the day and I'm awake during the night since that's the time of day I'm mostly exposed to blue light from the lighting in my room and my electronic devices. It's interesting how much blue light effects your mood and health.
3. I have never heard the term "color constancy" before I watched the video. The tendency of objects to appear the same color even under various illuminations is fascinating. The best example of this is when you go from an artificially light room to daylight. The light outside is actually different wavelengths so there's that shock of bright white light before your eyes can adjust. In reality the light outside has a blueish hue to it. However, our brain fixes this so the color stays constant to what it appears to be indoors.
Colors shape how we feel. Blue and yellow were the earliest colors that humans learned. As a result, we have hard wired emotional connections to these colors. Blue dives into our earliest evolutionary responses. It tends to provide a sense of calmness while yellow gives off energy. Our associations with red and green had to be learned. Red evokes conflicting emotions such as love and danger. Green is usually associated with balance, harmony, and peace.
2. I'm interested in how color and light can regulate your circadian rhythm. The video explained that a cell in the eye, the photosensitive ganglion, plays a vital role in regulating your body clock. This is the cell that sends a signal to the brain telling it to wake up and it's sensitive to just one wavelength of light. Blue light tricks the brain into thinking it's daytime.
I have always had a hard time adjusting my sleep schedule during the winter months. My body clock is essentially a mess. With the lack of sunlight, I essentially sleep during the day and I'm awake during the night since that's the time of day I'm mostly exposed to blue light from the lighting in my room and my electronic devices. It's interesting how much blue light effects your mood and health.
3. I have never heard the term "color constancy" before I watched the video. The tendency of objects to appear the same color even under various illuminations is fascinating. The best example of this is when you go from an artificially light room to daylight. The light outside is actually different wavelengths so there's that shock of bright white light before your eyes can adjust. In reality the light outside has a blueish hue to it. However, our brain fixes this so the color stays constant to what it appears to be indoors.
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