We take colours for granted. This playlist is about the colour spectrum, not about racial relations.
Pigments color the world all around us, but where do those colors come from? Historically, they’ve come from crushed sea snails, beetles, and even ground-up mummies. But new pigments are still being d...Show More
Here at 99% Invisible, we think about color a lot, so it was really exciting when we came across a beautiful book called The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair It’s this amazing collection of s...Show More
Vantablack is a pigment that reaches a level of darkness that’s so intense, it’s kind of upsetting. It’s so black it’s like looking at a hole cut out of the universe. If it looks unreal because Vantab...Show More
It's now a childhood classic, but the modern Crayola crayon has roots in the same company where carbon black was made for car tires at the turn of the 20th century. But people were creating art with c...Show More
Color is all around, no matter where we go. In this week’s episode, Jailyn and Morgan sit down with our Graphic Designer Lindsey to talk about all things color, including color theory and psychology.&...Show More
March 13, 2008 6:30 p.m. In conversations moderated by Ann Temkin, curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, and organizer of the exhibition Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today, artis...Show More
People once thought stained glass windows were “the bible of the poor”, but looking more closely at their function reveals something far more endearingly human.
Melbourne-based David Coles is one of very few master paint-makers in the world. In his book Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour, he blends art, science and history in tracing some of the ex...Show More
In the same way that sugar can go by many different names, so too is red dye. Because it is identified in so many different ways, it can be difficult to locate on the list of ingredients. Studies have...Show More
Some hair dyes are basically fine-grained paint. But dyes that stick with you for more than a couple weeks physically and chemically change each hair. Learn how with Christian Sager. Learn more about ...Show More
Jay reviews a NAR article featuring predictions on 2020 color trends.
Today’s mission is extra special... we’ll be exploring rainbows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg of the Oaxaca Ethnobotanical Garden and Oaxaca Textile Museum explores the historical and cultural significance of this natural crimson dye. Used from antiquity, cochineal ...Show More
Pigments and dyes have come from all manner of animals, vegetables and minerals. From ochre to cochineal red to the rarest of purples, color has been an important part of human life for centuries.
One of our most popular episodes of all time was our Colors episode, where we introduced you to a sea creature that could see a rainbow far beyond what humans can experience. Peacock mantis shrimps ar...Show More
Blue is the most popular color in many parts of the world, and it can seem like it's everywhere. . But many ancient languages didn’t have a word for blue, and some languages still don’t. This show was...Show More
From stripy fuchsia beets to unicorn doughnuts, the foods available today on grocery store shelves and in cafe displays are more brightly colored than ever. But this hasn't always been the case. This ...Show More
One of the world's only master paint-makers, David Coles on how he found a life creating colours like Lapis Blue and Rose Madder (R)
We dive into the etymology for certain shades of red and discuss the common element that unites them all. It turns out to be an important and long-standing element of global trade, appearing in many p...Show More
Carmine is a vibrant, long-lasting red dye that's extracted from crushed cochineal insects. Learn about the intriguing history and modern use of carmine in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more abou...Show More
This week we discuss the 'shadiest' company around, the world's leading authority on color intelligence, Pantone. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudi...Show More
Today we speak with Dr. Valerie Steele, Director of The Museum at FIT, about her exhibition Pink: A Pretty, Punk, Powerful Color. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork...Show More
Color is a beautiful thing that just exists in the world. But when color intersects with capitalism, somebody has to set some standards, make some decisions, and make some money. Podcast production b...Show More
How the science of color made us modern
Colour has been hugely important to humans through history, with different cultures attaching their own meanings to all the hues of the rainbow. From the ancient societies who venerated purple to the ...Show More
The shifting symbolism of Brazil's iconic yellow soccer jersey
Gilbert Baker’s pride flag design is now a worldwide symbol for LGBT freedom and liberation. Now, his former stomping grounds remember his efforts with a beautiful mural. But there’s more to this prid...Show More
In 2022, artist Stuart Semple opened up his laptop to find that all his designs had turned black overnight. All the colors, across files on Adobe products like Photoshop and Illustrator, were gone. Wh...Show More
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This was so cool: how a new shade of blue was developed. Blue was always a super rare paint pigment because it is not easily found in nature like greens, browns and yellows. There were some really i...Show More