PANTONE announced the color of the year for 2011, it is none other than Honeysuckle…..the vibrant reddish pink was chosen for its encouraging and uplifting effects…the article said. The article continued by saying that it is a hue that help meet the challenges of everyday life.
Well, it’s my opinion and you know I always have an opinion….that color can have a huge impact in our mood, our mental state and it can really affect our energy… to those of us who are in tune with our environment, our surroundings we notice...
To the plain eye, and I mean this in a very respectful way- their surroundings and color really does not mean that much…that is until these later two are in anyway negative, un appealing or dull. But color and our surroundings do affect us even if we don't notice.
Much to “the plain eyed” folk’s disbelief, we are affected by our surroundings, by color and by our environment. I have noticed if nowhere else, in client’s home. Those clients who claim to be plain janes- or that they are fine with no color and white walls…First, white has it’s place in décor and home style. But most interesting of all is that, those clients who are eased into a colored environment, who are willing to be a little daring…once given some color in their space; even if it’s just a little, such as bursts of color in accessories, chotchkes' and such…they smile. They like and they say…oh my I had no idea…
Why? Because whether you are in tuned or not, whether you are plain or not…color affects us…Think about this: If you close your eyes and quickly thought about a hospital and had to burst out and say a color or a feeling?
What would you say?
And most importantly; what would the feeling be that you immediately felt?
I am talking about your regular hospital, not a brand new one that was just completed/remodeled.
Well… here goes for what PANTONE Executive director, Leatrice Eiseman, said about Honeysuckle:
Honeysuckle is captivating, stimulating color that gets our adrenaline going -it’s perfect to ward off the blues.
Hmmmm! I wonder what would happen if this color was selected as an accent color, in a facility where people were being treated for depression…?
Let me know what you think?
Have you been affected by color? If so let us know, how, why and which color affected you and how it affected you?
Thank you
