The Rainbow Mountain

The Rainbow Mountain

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…

The Happiest Color

The Happiest Color

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…

Turquoise and Pre-Columbian Culture

Turquoise and Pre-Columbian Culture

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…

Prussian Blue

Prussian Blue

In 1704 a Prussian chemist named Diesbach had an accident. While attempting to develop a new red pigment Diesbach somehow managed to get animal blood mixed up in his potash supply. History is silent about how exactly this enterprising chemist managed this happy accident but the result turned the world of pigments and color upside…

How to Win Dorn Color’s Pumpkin Decorating Contest

How to Win Dorn Color’s Pumpkin Decorating Contest

This week Thinking Color takes a break from our regularly scheduled color programing to bring you a step-by-step guide to winning the Dorn Color pumpkin decorating being held this week. Each department can enter up to two pumpkins. The pumpkins cannot be carved but can be painted, glued or bedazzled with whatever you can find…