Want to Look Powerful or Sexy? The Red Effect Says You Should Wear Red
Red Effect: Women appear more attractive to men when wearing red over other colors. This is true even if the clothing isn’t sexily-cut or a dress. What color is your “power tie”? If it’s red, you’re in good shape (if you want to appear dominant, powerful, and authoritative, that is). And for women?
Colors of the Social World (Wide Web) [Infographic + Video] by COLOURlovers
When a social network like Twitter allows a user to select a theme to represent themselves in the digital world, that user is choosing to identify their digital persona with colors... And we wanted to look at who chooses what colors... If the world is made up of people and those people have a color preference... what then is the color of Texas? What color are mothers? What color are we?
CF "Ice Breaker" Questions
Great questions designed to help people in small groups get to know one another. If you could live in any sitcom, which one would it be? What was in your high school locker? Best dessert you have ever had? Something interesting you might not know about me is . . .
Our First FREE EBook: Click it with Feeling
20inShare The concept for this book actually began late in 2009 when I began looking at the psychology behind why someone would want to naturally give someone else on the Internet a citation, or link, to their website. At that time I wrote a post on SearchEngineJournal.com entitled “The Psychology Behind Link Giving.” During my research for the piece I was introduced to the work of a psychologist named Robert Plutchik. His work on emotional response outlines all behavior, but for me really explained the core concept behind the idea why certain content goes viral online and other content goes unseen. Robert Plutchik, a psychologist and professor of psychology, focused his work on the topic of emotions.
30+ Very Useful Color Tools For Designers
Choosing the right colors and color combination for your web or print design is crucial when trying to invoke a certain feel, reaction or emotion from your viewers. In this post I have assembled an amazing collection of color selectors / color combination tools to make the selection process a little easier when trying to figure out what colors to use in your next design. All these tools are unique in their own way, so find the one that is right for your design needs and good luck with that next big project.
Psychedelic Science
This past weekend, the Psychedelic Science 2013 Conference, co-hosted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), took over two floors of the Oakland Marriott City Center, with attendees spilling into bars and waiting areas. Though the illicit thrill of psychedelics (written in rainbow letters on the conference bric-a-brac) was dampened somewhat by the staid surroundings of the convention center, recreational drug users and academics alike networked at a conference that UC Berkeley professor of molecular and cell biology David Presti deemed “extraordinary.” Over five days, researchers discussed their clinical studies with LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca and other psychedelic drugs, and focused on the drugs’ therapeutic benefits.
9 Fitness Tips to Help You Build Muscle, Lose Fat and Become a Better Athlete
If you are in the fitness and bodybuilding world for some time, you’ve probably seen there is a ton of information about training, nutrition and supplements on the internet, magazines, television… Some of it is very useful, but unfortunately, most of it is very misleading. Often, when people find themselves overflown with information, they can pick bad advice, or even fail to act, mainly because they get confused and don’t know what is good and what is bad for them. So if you are just starting – here are a few fitness advices to take you the right way.
Check out My Zucchini Pasta Maker!
Posted by martha on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 · 1 Comment I love pasta but tend to eat jumbo portions! There is something about pasta that just makes me want more … and more. So when I heard about the zucchini pasta maker from one of my clients, I knew I had to check it out. Of course, I know that zucchini doesn’t taste like pasta, but the thought was intriguing. Read on to see my video of me making pasta using the Zucchini Pasta Maker machine.
Optimizing Emotional Engagement In Web Design Through Metrics
Advertisement Think about what keeps you coming back to your favorite store, your favorite person or even your favorite website. It’s not just a mindless buy-go, hug-go or click-go relationship.
The 5 best colour search tools for designers
Have you ever felt the lack of a sophisticated and intuitive way to search for colour inspiration? If so, you'll find a remedy here. Whether you're looking for free or stock photos in a specific colour palette, or a CSS code shortcut for the perfect gradient, these five tools are the ultimate resources for searching, manipulating, and creating colour palettes on the web. You'll find all our colour-related articles here
