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Color

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Color.

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Talks about Color

What is the rarest color in nature?
04:44

Victoria Hwang

What is the rarest color in nature?

4 minutes 44 seconds
How we see color
03:31

Colm Kelleher

How we see color

3 minutes 31 seconds

Exclusive articles about Color

Scared of too much color in your life? Learn to let go of your fear — and find more joy

Bright, vivid color really does give us more energy -- and that’s just one of the things designer Ingrid Fetell Lee discovered in her 10-year search for the sources of joy.
Posted Sep 2018

How on earth do you discover a brand-new blue pigment? By accident.

When the last blue pigment was discovered, Thomas Jefferson was in the White House. The recent creation of YInMn blue is a thrilling tale complete with expletives, accidents and invisible abilities. Just ask chemist and materials scientist Mas Subramanian.
Posted Jun 2018

How color helps a movie tell its story

There’s no Academy Award for Best Color -- yet -- but this less-celebrated element of filmmaking is used to propel and convey the plot. Here’s how.
Posted Apr 2017
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