References
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SCIENCE BEHIND COLORS
- Newton’s theory:
http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/bh.html - Reflection:
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/Class/refln/u13l1a.html - Refraction:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/u14l1b.cfm - Light in air and Why is the sky blue:
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html - Rainbows:
http://www.rebeccapaton.net/rainbows/formatn.htm - The human eye:
http://www.preventblindness.org/vlc/how_we_see.htm - Color blindness:
http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/aboutCB.asp - How animals perceive colors:
http://www.eyes-and-vision.com/how-animals-see-the-world.html - Color use and manufacture:
http://www.dyespigments.com - Newton’s color wheel:
http://daphne.palomar.edu/design/color.html
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COLORS AND DESIGN
- Color harmony:
http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-theory-basics.html - Interior design:
http://www.paintquality.com/index.html
http://www.rentaldecorating.com/color_home_decorating.htm - Colors in Advertising:
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Color-Is-Your-Advertising? How-Color-Theory-Can-Make-Your-Marketing-More-Effective&id=1115718 - Gender colors:
http://histclo.com/Gender/color.html
http://www.wisegeek.com/have-pink-and-blue-always-been-considered-gender-specific-colors.htm
http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/05/01/11-great-color-legends/ - Vincent Van Gogh:
http://www.vincentvangoghart.net/ - http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/vgbro.shtm
- Pablo Picasso:
http://sensology.blogs.com/sensational_color/2006/08/colors_like_fea.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/artists/picasso/ - Henri Matisse:
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/matisse/
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COLORS AND CULTURE
- Ancient Egypt:
http://www.egyptianmyths.net/colors.htm - Tibetan Buddhism:
http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/symbols/color.htm - Native American:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/color2.htm - India:
http://www.webonautics.com/mythology/factsinhindu2.html - China:
http://spectacularvancouver.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/chinese-culture-five-elements%E2%80%A6five-colors/ - Mardi Gras:
http://www.novareinna.com/festive/mardi.html - Holi:
http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/holidays/holi.htm - St. Patrick’s Day:
http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/history.html - Chinese New Year:
http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-chinese-new-year-the-color-red - Rainbow myths:
http://www.colours-of-the-rainbow.com/legends.html -
COLORS AND HUMANS
- Color perception illusions :
http://www.lottolab.org/index.asp?type=previous-projects - Synesthesia:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/syne.html - Dr. Luscher:
http://www.luscher-color.com/ - Color test:
http://www.viewzone.com/luscher44.html - Color therapy, chakras:
http://www.colourtherapyhealing.com/ - Effect of colors on Babies:
http://www.coloursofthesoul.com/june-mcleod-the-team/info_1.html - Effect of colors on vision:
http://www.colormatters.com/optics.html - We would like to thank stock.xchng, a superb source of free stock photos (www.sxc.hu), for many of the photos used on content pages.
- We would like to thank ‘Paradox’, a rock band, of which Rishabh is a member, for letting us use one of their songs in our introductory Flash presentation
- We would also like to extend a token of our appreciation to Dr. Chudler, Ms. Débora Aguelo, Dr. Mrs. Shayama Chona, Mr. G.Vinod Kumar and Ms. Beth Krynick, who took some out of from their packed schedules to give us some extra information.
- JW FLV Flash Player, (free flash player), was used to play Flash video and audio files on our website. (http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_FLV_Media_Player)
- Lightbox, (Image Gallery and Statistics), was used from http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/
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We would also take this opportunity to express our gratitude to many more individuals, whether the teachers who let us miss classes in pursuit of our goal and helped us out with our ideas, or the students who spent their precious time giving us feedback regarding our website. There were also several others who contributed in some or the other way to build this wonderful website for which we are extremely grateful to them. We hope that this website will help you realize the importance of colors in our lives.
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