This is the first of a 7 part journal about colors. I'll take the opportunity of the 7 Days Color Challenge to share some material I've been gathering recently.
Hope you find this interesting for either the challenge or future projects. ^_^
Red has more personal associations than any other color. Recognized as a stimulant, red is inherently exciting. Red draws attention, so a keen use of red as an accent can immediately focus attention on a particular element. (shout out to extroverted people, that's your color (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*)
Red is particularly interesting because it's on both ends of the emotional spectrum. On one end there's passion and love and on the other there's danger, fear and anger. I'm wondering which of these emotions you most associate with the color red. ^^
It's the first color babies can see and it's often the first color taught to children. That's why it's so often people's favorite color; It evokes both of the most vital energies to man: fire and blood;(Targaeryen's motto FTW)
Human reaction is 20% quicker on a red environment. Scientific tests ensure that this color increases atrial pressure and heart rate; Red belongs to Aries and Scorpio. These Signs are represented by the planet Mars, the god of war, which is often referred to as the "Red Planet"; The color red isn't what causes bulls to attack. In fact, bulls don't seem to have any color preference at all. They'll charge whichever object is moving the most;
Red is Luxury! Not only for the red carpet or the garments used by the nobility, but kings were crown wearing red. Operas and Theaters used to be decorated with red in order to show wealth (red was an extremely expensive cloth by the time) Men and Women see red differently. Women tend to detect an extra variety of red shades due to the X chromosome (I can say for myself that I have a hard time to distinguish where red ends and orange starts 
) Paint a room with a red color and the thermal sensation of the body rises 6°C (43ºF) over the actual temperature. So if you live in a cold place, it might be just what you need! Red is the color of danger. Signs and alerts use this color because they bump into or emotions and instantly grabs our attention. When everything gets too colorful, the first color to disturb us is red;Red is love! That's why we paint hearts with red and give red roses to our loved ones. That's because our skin gets red-ish when we feel passionate about something/someone.Hope you find it interesting! I'll come back tomorrow to bring you some Orange random facts ヽ(^◇^*)/
Featured red artworks to inspire you:
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footnotes:
* article with 50 facts about red. Worth the reading. However it's only in Portuguese :/
* Fellow writer deviants: check this very useful infographic chartfor anyone struggling with color names.
