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This week in Thinking Color we take a trip to the southern Indian district of Tamil Nadu to take a look at one of the most sacred sites in Hinduism that also happens to be one of the most colorful architectural wonders in the world. The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is the largest functioning Hindu holy…
As the sun sets in the summer across North America small pinpoints of green light begin to dot the landscape. North America is home to dozens of different species of fireflies that put on a colorful light show each night during their mating season. However, in the Great Smoky Mountains there’s one particular species of…
Many of the most colorful phenomenon in nature only appear for a brief moment in time when conditions are just right. The Aurora Borealis, the Tulip fields of Holland, and blood moons all require certain natural conditions to appear, and then only for a moment. This is also true of the Cano Cristales in Columbia.
If you were asked, what color is a lake? You would probably answer blue or green and be somewhat taken aback by the simplicity of the question. What if you were asked is a lake always one color? You would probably answer yes and be even more convinced that the question is some kind of…
The color wheel has been the basis of color theory since 1672. So today we figured we would pay a bit of respect to the wig wearing genius, who invented color theory as we know it today. Sir Isaac Newton has quite the resume. In 1687 a wayward apple led him to an understanding of…
This week in Thinking Color we are sharing a story about good old-fashioned problem solving. Here at Dorn, we use over eighteen different types of substrates to produce our color chips to the most exact standards for our customers. Although each of these substrates has their own unique characteristics when lacquer is applied to them,…
We take our sports seriously in this city and if you are our lucky winner you are no doubt excited to be in the same city as the legendary King James and his Cavaliers. Unfortunately, we must inform you that they are currently on vacation. Fear not though, for we have another sports team with…
This week Thinking Color heads to northern China near the Mongolian border to witness a colorful natural phenomenon that was said couldn’t possibly exist. The Qilian mountain range in northern China is one of the most rugged and unexplored regions in the entire world. For years it was said that a spectacular mountain range of…
Thinking Color has delved deep into the topic of color psychology over the last couple years. We have seen how different colors can elicit different emotions, cause subtle changes in mood, influence customers to make purchasing decisions, and create memories. Since our fall color predictions may have left some feeling a bit disappointed last week…
Colors have many different meanings across cultures. One of the oldest and most important colors with cultural significance is turquoise. Across pre-Columbian America the colorful stones could be found in almost every society and carried with them important cultural, and colorful meanings. The Navajo tribe, of what is now the western United States, attached an…