Using last week’s sub-session as a jumping off point, class began with a recap of M.C. Esher and his visual illusions. We then tried our hand at tessellation creation, making three sets of three within one inch boxes with slightly deviated instructions (line only, black and white, two colors), in an effort to combine the knowledge of the prior class with the one before it on shape dynamics. How does a shape relate to itself?

Cogitanian’s were then asked to shift gears and explore color relationships. We went over the basic principles of the color wheel by defining primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, talking about how they’re formed, and the location and identification of complementary colors.

Does Color Have Meaning?

Then the question was posed, do you think colors have meaning and, if so, where does this originate from? The consensus was, ‘yes, colors do have meaning’, and time was spent discussing common associations (ex. traffic lights, yellow = happy and blue = sad) and how these impact everyday life.

We then started a color association activity but ran out of time to fully engage; to be resumed and examined in more detail the following lesson.

Welcome to the World of Color

Does Color Have Meaning?