Blue Makes You More Creative

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Blue Makes You More Creative
Tweet Topic Started: Nov 4 2009, 06:16 AM (557 Views)
Gale	Nov 4 2009, 06:16 AM Post #1
<3 Posts: 1,779 Group: S Rank Hero Member #3,090 Joined: October 23, 2007 Gender: Female	Stumbled across this whilst reading Focus: November BBC Focus Magazine (Page 44) Blue is the colour In February, Ravi Megta and Juliet Zhu at the University of British Columbia published a study in the journal Science suggesting that simply looking at the colour blue can unlock our inner creativity. The study involved getting participants to complete problem-solving tasks on a computer screen that had either a red or a blue background. They found blue prompted twice as many creative flashes as red. Any thoughts?



~~Shadre~~	Nov 4 2009, 06:32 AM Post #2
I liked it better when my name text, was normal. D: Posts: 592 Group: Continue? Member #9,266 Joined: August 3, 2008	Blue is a pretty rare colour in the biosphere. My room is blue and that's where I've produced the most music, and you know that. But beyond it's biotic rarity it's a pretty common colour, in our artificial bubble. I dunno, me and Alex have made a lot of shit in his room as well; it's also painted blue. I'm too skeptical to even pretend that I support this though, as I made Plaster in a dark pink and purple room. And one would believe it's how bright the colour is which inspires. Edited by Shadre, Nov 4 2009, 06:32 AM.



Gale	Nov 4 2009, 06:41 AM Post #3
<3 Posts: 1,779 Group: S Rank Hero Member #3,090 Joined: October 23, 2007 Gender: Female	Doing a little research, I stumbled across this article on the psychological properties of colours. It occurs to me that if this article is correct and that blue appears further away than red due to its wavelength, then it could have something to to with another part of the "How to be creative" section of the magazine: November BBC Focus Magazine (Page 44) Long distance Lile Jia and colleagues at Indiana University have shown that people tend to be more creative when dealing with problems that seem far away from them. According to the 'construal level theory' of psychological distance, this is because the brain is more abstract in its representation of concepts that aren't firmly in the here and now. This gives it the latitude to think more creatively. Could it be that blue stimulates creativity more than red due to perceived distance, or is there something I am not fully understanding? Edited by Gale, Nov 4 2009, 06:42 AM.



HollyYoshi	Nov 4 2009, 11:05 AM Post #4
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	That's an interesting little study. Wonder if it's really true.



Nail Strafer	Nov 4 2009, 11:42 AM Post #5
Flying Battery Act 2 Posts: 1,218 Group: A Rank Hero Member #8,106 Joined: May 5, 2008	Blue is also a "cool" color (along with green and purple) that make you feel like slowing down and relaxing. Probably why a blue room would make you feel like being creative. I actually remember a few other things about the effects of color on people from art class...like how restaurants are decorated. Compare a fast food joint to a nice sit-down restaurant. The fast food joint will usually have brighter colors, and more "warm" colors like red, yellow, and orange. Llook at the logos of McDonald's, Arby's, KFC, Wendy's, etc and the colors of their food and drink containers. Bright colors make you feel like getting up and moving around. This is meant to encourage you to eat and then leave the restaurant quickly, so the next round of customers can come in. Fast food joints rely on the volume of customers for profit. Sit-down restaurants with actual waiters and such, meanwhile, tend to have more subdued colors...and more "cool" colors as well. Why? They make you feel like relaxing and lingering around for a while...and hopefully order more food. Sit-down places rely more on you ordering bigger amounts of food for profit. Edited by Nail Strafer, Nov 4 2009, 11:44 AM.



~~Otaku Clause~~	Nov 4 2009, 11:43 AM Post #6
Santa's Little Helper Posts: 1,469 Group: Continue? Member #4,434 Joined: December 19, 2007	Hmm...I can see how that can be true...My favorite color has always been blue, and I'm one of the most imaginative people I know.



Nail Strafer	Nov 5 2009, 05:16 AM Post #7
Flying Battery Act 2 Posts: 1,218 Group: A Rank Hero Member #8,106 Joined: May 5, 2008	Well, I'm going to need some creativity at work today, so I decided to wear all blue. Let's hope it helps me figure out the best way to write these SQL statements I've been having a lot of trouble with.



Lord Master of Darkness�	Nov 5 2009, 08:51 AM Post #8
Posts: 6,570 Group: Former Monarchs Member #6,063 Joined: February 19, 2008 Xbox Live Gamertag: The Stig Pwnz Steam ID: mod1982	I'm not entirely convinced about this, to be honest. My creativity is mostly done in a pink room �.� very little blue to be seen anywhere. I'm personally of the belief that an active imagination is fuelled not by stuff like that, but how comfortable you are. And I'd rather sit in my pink bedroom than downstairs with a big distracting TV, two cats fighting for my attention, blah blah...
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Hades	Nov 5 2009, 09:04 AM Post #9
Dont you dare look me in the eye!! Posts: 638 Group: S Rank Knight Member #122 Joined: July 26, 2006	The rock turquentine is blue and is thought to bring to bring sucess. As for blue bringing creativity, i would not entirely agree with that. I believe that people react to different colours, using myself as an example i would react to the colour green. But.. The majority of time creactivity comes form oneself, i have sat inside a snow hole for a night on my travels and it was pure white (much like a blank page) and yet i still found creativity. Edited by Hades, Nov 5 2009, 09:13 AM.



sykog77	Nov 6 2009, 06:17 PM Post #10
Hydrocity Act 2 Posts: 111 Group: B Rank Adventurer Member #10,449 Joined: October 30, 2009	That's interesting. I'm not sure if it's true though.
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~~Kunzite~~	Nov 8 2009, 06:16 AM Post #11
Cute silver FTW ♥ Posts: 498 Group: Game Over :( Member #10,114 Joined: July 3, 2009	No, I don't think its true- at least not for me. nothing can boost my creativity, and why should it? Its fine the way it is!



`TakeCare	Nov 9 2009, 11:10 PM Post #12
-sigh- Posts: 2,390 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,520 Joined: November 29, 2008 Gender: Male 3DS Friend Code: ask Game Currently Playing: Smash 4	I guess it's true. Three days ago I was haveing some major writers block. The day after I thought to do my writing outside, in the sunshine. And well... DUN-NA! Healed. Then again it could be all in the head.
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Phoenix-Saturn	Nov 11 2009, 06:36 PM Post #13
i just wwant to be beautiful for this one month Posts: 7,528 Group: A Rank Legend Member #10,191 Joined: July 27, 2009	... Interesting. If it had anything to do with wavelegnth though, purple would produce the same results.
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Ice Fire	Feb 26 2010, 11:10 AM Post #14
Twisted Fate ~when things don't go the way it should~ Posts: 430 Group: D Rank Knight Member #10,005 Joined: May 24, 2009	i do believe that colors have some effects on human's brain, i also heard that from my aunt's yoga master and there are some medical studies about that. besides, some doctors cure their patient's with colors C=



Tseku the Porcupine	Mar 18 2010, 10:44 AM Post #15
Angel Island Act 1 Posts: 37 Group: E Rank Adventurer Member #10,806 Joined: February 26, 2010	Blue draws less attention than red, thus improving focus. Edited by Tseku the Porcupine, Mar 18 2010, 10:45 AM.
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