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Colour in
the office
80% 67% of UK office staff believe the of employees
Colour is everywhere and whether we recognise it or not, it plays a massive part in our lives. From the colour of your clothes, car or even nail varnish, to your home decor or favourite stationery, we are certainly much happier, productive and creative if we like the colours around us. Most of us wake up with a spring in our step in the bright and vibrant summer season compared to the dark, dull colours of winter. There is lots of research about how colour affects our mood and well-being at work so we thought we would share the best gems we could find.
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26%
colour of their surroundings described their has a significant impact on offices as ‘drab both their emotions and their and dismal’. performance.
of people dislike the high-tech look of modern offices.
of workers were found to perform 10% better at problem solving when surrounded by their favourite colour.
of women think colour is more important to them, saying the right choice of colour would make a product successful compared to 18% of men.
Source: Colour psychologist Dr David Lewis on behalf of Canon.
ARE YOU COLOUR BLIND?
A quick colour blindness test. Can you identify the numbers in the circles below?
If you can’t identify all the numbers corectly, the likelihood is that you are colour blind. For answers see inside back cover at the bottom of the page.
Blue is the all-round winner for enhancing mood and helping brain function,
while red increases mental agitation and tension.
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