How color affects our life !--meeting on Jan.30(三)2008

[Claire3922]

★ “How color affects our life “★
Hi! Dear YoYo members, YOYO’s meeting on Jan. 30, 2008

This is Claire Chuang. The topic we are going to discuss is “How color affects our life”.
“If your liver is not healthy, your life is black and white.” – A catchy line from a TV ad. Therefore, you can see how color is important to your life. ^_^

We see things in color, including in both natural and artificial environments. About 80% of the information conveys messages through the sense of visual perception. However, color does more than just give us objective information about our world as it affects how we feel. How color affects our life?
You may be surprised to know that colors affect symbolism, vision, body, emotions and it has something to do with our health, wealth, business and relationship with people, etc. A very interesting list that I discovered gives instruction about how much energy of colors affects your life and how to wear in the right color as follows for your reference:

※Color: Black
Health: -30% Business: 20% Relationship: -70% Wealth: -100%
※Color: Dark Blue
Health: 5% Business: 90% Relationship: 40% Wealth: 80%
※ Color: White
※ Health: 100% Business: 50% Relationship: 20% Wealth: 0%
※ Color: Yellow
Health: 98% Business: 80% Relationship: 98% Wealth: 80%
※ Color: Green
※ Health: 100% Business: 50% Relationship: 100% Wealth: 100%
※ Color: Purple
Health: 40% Business: 20% Relationship: 20% Wealth: 100%
※ Color: Grey
Health: 20% Business: 70% Relationship: -50% Wealth: 30%
※ Color: Red
Health: 60% Business: 98% Relationship: 50% Wealth: 90%
※ Color: Blue
Health: 80% Business: 80% Relationship: 40% Wealth: 30%
※ Color: Orange
Health: 80% Business: 70% Relationship: 80% Wealth: 90%
※ Color: Coffee Color
Health: 90% Business: 90% Relationship: 98% Wealth: 30%


Is it interesting? You may take it as a reference of how to wear in the right color in your daily life. And if you are interesting in more information of colors affect, you can check it out on http://colormatters.com/appmatters.html
Please come to the meeting and share an interesting color story with us.
Question:
Session 1)1) What is your favorite color? Why? Please answer it in brief.
2) Do you know any symbolism of color in a particular country?
3) Does color affect your mood? What are the tips of your correct use of colors in your daily life?
4) Do you believe that colors could color your life or change your life? Please share with us your story or your opinion.

Session 2) ***FUN TIME***Story re-writing and telling ( I will give you the topic in the meeting)

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聚會時間：2008/1/30 (星期三) 請準時 6:45 pm 到 ~ 約 9:00 pm 左右結束
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聚會地點：日安。KAFFA 北市南京東路三段303巷24號 (02)2719-7895
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[Claire3922]

Hi YOYOs,
Welcome to join the upcoming meeting on Wednesday night (January 30).
I wish all of you will wear the color you like the most that evening.
Thank you.

Claire Chuang

[Kooper]

What color should you paint your house? Below are recommendations made by experts based on color pyschology. That is, based on how color impact our mood, appetite, and energy level.


Colors in the red, orange and yellow families are referred to as "warm" colors since they evoke images associated with heat, like fire or sunshine. As a result they make us feel warm in a psychological sense.

Red
This powerful color increases blood pressure and heart rate. It often produces feelings of intimacy, energy, passion and sexuality. It also stimulates the appetite and is often used in restaurants and is an excellent choice for dining rooms in the home.

Orange
Like red, orange warms a room but in a less dramatic and passionate way. The mood and attitude of orange is more friendly than fiery; more welcoming than seductive. Orange works well in living rooms and family rooms and is also a good choice for children's bedrooms.

Yellow
In their bedrooms, elderly people report that yellow lifts their mood. But bright yellow can be too strong and may actually cause anxiety in infants, young children and the elderly.

Blues, greens, violets and their intermediates are considered cool colors because of their references to pastoral landscapes and ocean vistas. When we look at these colors they elicit feelings of peace, tranquility and relaxation.

Blue
Soothing blue is an ideal bedroom color choice for adults and children. But that same blue that lulls us to sleep also suppresses our appetites, possibly because there are very few naturally blue foods. Put blue to bed, but try and keep it out of the dining room.

Green
Light greens work well in baths and living rooms; mid-range greens are a great accent for kitchens and dining rooms. The calming effect of green makes it popular in hospitals, schools and work environments.

Violet
Despite the favorable response violet elicits in children, many adults dislike purples. Children's bedrooms and play areas may be good places to experiment with this color family.

Full content: http://paintquality.com/diy/content/design_2.htm

[Claire3922]

Tonight's hostess Claire would like to thank those who went to the meeting tonight: Kaniesa, James, Gloria, Kooper, Mark Huang, Darren Lin, Anne, Sherry, Rock, Luis and Lydia. Everyone was a speaker.

Individual favorite color:
Kaniesa: purple
James: light blue
Gloria: blue, white
Kooper: blue
Luis: orange
Rock blue and red
Sherry: white
Anne: purple
Darren Lin: any color
Mark Huang: yellow
Claire: red

Many thanks to Sherry who just came back from Kobe, Japan, and treated us delicious pudding. (The taste of pudding is in the eating! --> Yummy! Yummy! Yummy!)

[Kooper]

感謝Sherry從日本帶回熱血漫畫"幕之內一步", 這是我生平擁有的第一本日文漫畫.

[Rock]

I also want to thank Sherry for the delicious moose(? Is that a reindeer?) This is also the first Japanese moose I've ever had in my life. Thank you so much.

[Wayne]

I also want to thank Sherry for the delicious moose(? Is that a reindeer?) This is also the first Japanese moose I've ever had in my life. Thank you so much.

mousse 1. 奶油凍，慕斯 2.定型髮膠
moose 麋鹿

The pronunciation of these two words is exactly the same.

[Claire3922]

Hi YOYOs,
Something you may like to know more about colors.
In recent years, some researchers have developed theories about the effects of color on our lives. For example,
light blue can make people feel more patient and loving.
Red is full of energy; if you are always tired, perhaps you could buy yourself a bunch of red roses.
If you feel sad or afraid, try wearing something orange, it is the color of courage.
Yellow is a color that can help you study better, so if your mind is lazy, you can try putting some yellow decorations around your desk.
And if you want to lose weight, try using dark blue dishes or black dishes; it may destroy your appetite!

Sherry knows many symbolisms of color in a particular country.
She is a person who made a careful research before coming to the meeting ( she did a very good job).
So, Sherry, would you please post on the board and share what you have learned with all members? Thank you.

[Sherry Liao]

So, Sherry, would you please post on the board and share what you have learned with all members? Thank you.

Many thanks for our sweet and beautiful hostess Claire. It was an interesting evening, and the story re-writing and telling was really amusing.

The following is the symbolisms of colors as far as I know. Please correct me if there are any mistakes:

1. In most Asian cultures, yellow is the imperial color as purple in the west.

2. In China, white is symbolic of mourning and death, while in the US people use black.

3. In Europe, colors are associated with political parties (as Taiwan!). In many countries black is synonymous with conservatism, red with socialism, while brown with the Nazis. (To check the connection between the Nazis and brown, you may just google "Nazi" and "Brownshirt" and see the result.)

4. In Islamic culture green and gold are the colors of paradise. Also, you can find green to be a religious symbolism by checking the national flags of the Muslim world. Libya has a traditional solid colored Islamic flag. Most part of the flags in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia is green. And the flags in Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iran....have green stripe.

You may want to check the color of the flags in Arab countries by yourself:
http://www.flags.net/

Further, if you are interested in the Islamic rules about flags, this article is helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_flags

[Sherry Liao]

I also want to thank Sherry for the delicious moose(? Is that a reindeer?) This is also the first Japanese moose I've ever had in my life. Thank you so much.

I'd like to taste "moose" to see if it is delicious. So far I have only had "goose".

感謝Sherry從日本帶回熱血漫畫"幕之內一步", 這是我生平擁有的第一本日文漫畫.

我在便利商店看雜誌時偶然瞄到, 心想 "最新出版的劇情! Kooper也許會想看吧?" 你能喜歡真是太好了.

其實我原本想說是不是也幫Rock帶本漫畫回來, 在我誤闖大阪電氣街的情色漫畫舘時.

[Rock]

NO, NO, NO, poor monk Rock have quit reading porn for years. Please don't make me a sinner again. But, maybe my brother Luis would need some of them. For academic reasons, of course.

[Lydia]

Thanks a lot to Sherry also for giving me the Hello Kitty boxes.

They are really cute ; one is crimson and the other is indigo. They will be the demonstrated in my display window as the landscapes of Japan.


Lydia

[Kooper]

Words & Expressions:


形容某種顏色的深淺用deep/dark & light, 例如深藍色是deep blue or dark blue, 淺藍色是light blue

地中海: the Mediterranean

beige: a pale brown color 米黃色

鐮刀: sickle

穿得不醒目: 是指顏色或款式呢? 我能想到的是若指一個人穿著很保守可用 a conservative dresser

男人戴綠帽: 這樣的說法從何而來我不知. 英文可說 His wife is having an affair.

[Rock]

奇摩知識的回答
綠帽子，從事賤業的標誌色，後演變爲專門用來指妻子有不貞行爲的男人。古代漢民族是重色彩的民族。漢武帝之後，隨著儒家禮樂制度的建立，服飾的尚色制度也逐漸建立起來，服飾的顔色成爲區別貴賤、尊卑的一種手段。唐代官制規定，六品、七品官著綠服，八品、九品官穿青服。白居易被貶爲江州郡司馬，官列九品，所以，《琵琶行》詩中用“青衫”代稱。他的《憶微之》詩雲：“折腰俱老綠衫中”形容仕途坎坷，人老白首仍屈身於低微的綠衫行列中。元明兩代，樂人、妓女必須著綠服、青服、綠頭巾以標誌所從事的賤業。



《元典章》規定：娼妓之家長和親屬男子裹著青頭巾。由此，“青頭巾”就與娼妓之男性親屬有了聯繫。由於青、綠二色比較接近，又同屬賤色，人們習慣於說“綠頭巾”。由於綠色與娼妓有關，後來，“綠頭巾”專用來指妻子有不貞行爲的男人，並演變成了“綠帽子”。

補充:

戴綠帽跟烏龜有關。

烏龜走路慢吞吞的,縮頭縮腦左顧右盼的，給人一種膽小怕事、畏縮不前的感覺，遇到危險就馬上把頭縮起來不敢動，也不會反抗，常用來比喻沒有擔當，沒有男子漢氣概的人，而且烏龜的頭通常都是綠顏色的，所以把老婆出軌跟別的男人搞在一起的男人叫“戴綠帽”。

[Sherry Liao]

Words and phrases concerning "color":

The colors of the rainbow - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

Clinical forms of color blindness - Red-green color blindness, Blue-yellow color blindness, Total color blindness (or Achromatopsia)

If you want to say "This is my favorite color", you can just shorten it as "This is my color".

男人戴綠帽: 這樣的說法從何而來我不知. 英文可說 His wife is having an affair.

Alternatives for "having an affair": be unfaithful; be cheating on
If a person wears a green hat, others think that his/her spouse has been unfaithful.
'Having a green hat' metaphorically means a man's wife is cheating on him.