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Why did i choose this topic?
Since I was young I always found myself noticing shop fronts, advertisements, logos, fonts and colours used so the progression of colour intrigued me
What does colour theory mean
Colour theory is the study of colour and which colours symbolise which emotions and feelings
How does colour theory develop into colour psychology?
Colour theory is the study of which colours symbolise which feelings and emotions, and colour psychology is looking into colours more deeply and where the ideas came from
explain angela wright’s quote
Angela wright’s quote explains that colour is more than just how something looks and that it is a big part of life
How did the egyptians discover colour?
The ancient Egyptians studied the effects of different colours on people’s mood and used their findings for health benefits. They believed colour was linked to personality.
What does Latin ‘Humor’ mean?
fluids
What did Hippocrates believe people who had more blood in their system than others were like?
cheerful and outgoing, confident and brave
What did Hippocrates believe people who had more phlegm in their system than others were like?
Calm and easy going
What did Hippocrates believe people who had more yellow bile in their system than others were like?
Fiery and dominating
What did Hippocrates believe people who had more black bile in their system than others were like?
Serious and sensitive
what does sanguine mean?
optimistic or positivr
what does phlegmatic mean?
unemotional and calm
what does choleric mean?
bad tempered or irritable
what does melancholic mean?
depressive and sad
although hippocrates studies weren’t found to be completely accurate…
they are what allowed carl jung to form his theory
what was carl jungs theory?
He defined hippocrates four personality types with colours, and used an X and Y axis to show the level of introvert/extrovert and thinking/feeling