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View Resource USAGE (IMPORTANCE) OF COLOUR IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

Colour is a perception of light by human brain. In simple words when a ray of light strikes an object, the object absorbs a colour and reflects remaining colours. Human brain identifies the missing colour and perceives the colour of the object as that of the missing colour. This phenomenon is widely known as perception of colour. "Colour is life, for a world without colour seems dead. As a flame...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v2.i3SE.2014.3528
View Resource IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL COLORED FOODS IN OUR DAILY DIET

Colors are not only beautiful to look at. They also affect our well being. By applying the correct color to a specific problem area within our bodies, we can influence our well being. This can also be achieved via the color of our food. The basic rule is: a little bit of everything. If we eat a colorful variety, we will be taking in all the most important nutrients necessary for a smooth...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v2.i3SE.2014.3531
View Resource A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COLOUR PREFERENCES TOWARDS CLOTHING AMONG YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS

Colour, is the visual perceptual property corresponding in human beings to the names called red, green, blue, and so on and so forth. Colours are derived from the spectrum of light, interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Colour categories and physical specifications are related to objects or materials based on their physical properties such as light...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v2.i3SE.2014.3532
View Resource COLOUR AND HEALING

The effects of colour on life have been of great significance to early human beings, whose very existence was governed by light and darkness. Most living things appear to be vitalized by the bright reds, oranges, and yellows of daylight and calmed and rejuvenated by the blues, indigos, and violets of the night (Graham, 1998). The story of colour is almost the story of civilization itself. Man’s...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v2.i3SE.2014.3533
View Resource COLOURS IN INTERIOR DECORATION AND VAASTU

Colours are nothing but lights of different frequencies and wavelengths. Every colour is a kind of radiation and so, colours used for walls do have a profound influence on people living in the space. Important aspects such as decision-making, cheerfulness, calmness and vibrancy can be achieved by the right use of colors. Vastu, which is based on principles of energies and radiations, gives precise...

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v2.i3SE.2014.3536
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