Colors in Cultures

Have you ever wondered what the color red means in Africa? Or what white means to people in China? You can now find out by visiting 'Information Is Beautiful', which hosts a terrific overview of all the meanings of colors across different cultures.

Pearly Colors

Close to my home, in Amsterdam, a new building has appeared recently which is covered with a new breed of pearly colored cladding. The colors change constantly, depending on the light. It may be that I'm a little over-sensitive to color, but it makes me slightly nauseated. It's a nice building, a school, but I just wish that the colors would stay put for a while.

Let's Colour

Have you seen the 'Let's Colour' project by Dulux? Check it out, it's awesome. The Dulux brand of paint has send out a team of colorists and painters to go paint places all over the world. By now they've been in the UK, France, Brazil and currently they're in India. They have hundreds of amazing pictures on Flickr. To give you an impression of the impact of the project, I've posted a small selection of pictures below.You can follow the project here.