why is red used...

in alot of school work type things... i just remembered it and started wondering why red was chosen...

see nearly every book i've ever had it had red 'examples' in it, or important dates/events are written in red, the teacher usually uses a red pen to grade papers.... hell even the bible with the highlighted jesus text uses red...

so why red? does anyone actually have an explination..? the only reason i can think of is it's bright enough to draw your attention while not being dark enough to be missed or too bright and hurting your eyes....

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Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho

in alot of school work type things... i just remembered it and started wondering why red was chosen...

see nearly every book i've ever had it had red 'examples' in it, or important dates/events are written in red, the teacher usually uses a red pen to grade papers.... hell even the bible with the highlighted jesus text uses red...

so why red? does anyone actually have an explination..? the only reason i can think of is it's bright enough to draw your attention while not being dark enough to be missed or too bright and hurting your eyes....

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Thats pretty much it, lol. The contrast with the dark print makes it stand out, however it doesnt blend in too much with the lighter page. You dont have to strain your eyes to notice it.

Lol.. you asked a question and then answered it :p

well i wasn't sure if that was really the reason.... because there are other colors that could substitute for the exact same effect... but they are NEVER used.... just doesn't seem logical to me that if it were just for visibility sakes that only red would ever be used in all the print that has been made over the years...

Well the other thing to think about is that back in the day, red was such an easy die to make. Today, it is still about the most populous color as far as dies go, which would make it about the cheapest. Plus.. people have been using red ink for corrections for so long, why change now? Actually, I had teachers that would use other colors, but no color ever stood out like red.

because. That is what a typical public school teacher answer is nowadays.

Red is used for corrections so that it looks like someone bled all over your work.

Actually, I think it is mostly used for visibliilty. I edit a lot of hardcopy, and it is just very easy to see. But I will also use blue. Black is no good, because it doesn't stand out.

Red is used for corrections so that it looks like someone bled all over your work.


I like that a lot but,

Red is used to draw attention. It is the hottest of colors psychologically and that is why you see it for stop signs, sales and the blood they pour over your hard work as corrections.

Red was a color that was restricted to royals during their heyday (they are still around though) and again, you can see this in all their grand salons.

Red gives you adrenaline actually.

Red is not a color you want a room to be, as it would make people very uncomfortable and it was once the color of fire and emergency workers until studies showed yellow brings more awareness to their presence.

Red is the color of the hairs on well-matured cannabis flowers. Which would be where I would want to see the most red.
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They used to use green in my books.

LIP... no offence... but have you ever been tested for daltonism?

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Originally Posted by Coelho

LIP... no offence... but have you ever been tested for daltonism?

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I'll be honest - im not completely sure what that means, but im leaning towards something to do with colour blindness.

Yes, im red/green colour blind - although REALLY, im not. If anything, all it changes is the shade of the colour, slightly.

Daltonism is the belief that Timothy Dalton was the best James Bond, which is a form of mental retardation.

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Originally Posted by dragonrider

Daltonism is the belief that Timothy Dalton was the best James Bond, which is a form of mental retardation.

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Lol. I couldnt stand him. Sean Connery was my favourite - i prefer the originals.

Yes LIP, its a kind of color blindness... (Color blindness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
I have a close friend that has it, so i can note when someone also has... we used to have long discussions before i realized that he was daltonic... cause we would never agree about colors... he has called orange black, green brown... he used to say that red was like a shade of green :eek:... anyway... i would love to understand how is your perception of color... like... how do you see the red and the green? they are alike? I know its hard to describe colors... but i would like very much to know...

Well, why are Stop signs red? B/c red gets your attention. It's just a natural reaction.

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Originally Posted by Coelho

Yes LIP, its a kind of color blindness... (Color blindness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
I have a close friend that has it, so i can note when someone also has... we used to have long discussions before i realized that he was daltonic... cause we would never agree about colors... he has called orange black, green brown... he used to say that red was like a shade of green :eek:... anyway... i would love to understand how is your perception of color... like... how do you see the red and the green? they are alike? I know its hard to describe colors... but i would like very much to know...

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I personally dont think it effects me - im not sure i even AM colour blind, it might just be that i couldnt really be arsed with the test they do.

Supposidly im red/green colour blind, those colours have never been an issue. Grass is green, and blood is red. A darkish red - obviously not too dark. DAMN, this is hard to explain.

The only time i've had trouble with colours was in school - for example sometimes purple looked like black [dark purple]

That's the only time i can think of not being able to make out colours.