Author Archives: biteintonet

Fear of colour: chromatophobia

As someone who loves colour with a passion, I’m fascinated when people tell me they’re [...]

13
May
Coloured bar charts: the (only) best bit of maths

I’ve never been too hot on the mathematics front (I try to hide in a [...]

13
May
The story of Missoni stripes & chevrons

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If life gives you chevron knitwear, then it’s [...]

13
May
A story about colourful phone directories

Has colour ever helped you to solve a problem or conundrum? As a trainee reporter, [...]

13
May
The story of denim

How many facts do you look up each day? I’m not sure if counting will [...]

13
May
The story of how the RA cups went missing…

When I was younger, I’d go to the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) with my [...]

13
May
The perfectly perfect art of kintsugi

I adore imperfection. Imperfection is, to me, perfection, because it’s real. My life is imperfect [...]

13
May
In the home of artist Mary Darch

Do you ever visit somewhere and, overwhelmed by its style and substance, find yourself saying, [...]

13
May
Colour quotes in Shakespeare

When we did Shakespeare at school, I loved any reference to colours For example, Othello’s [...]

13
May
The story of magenta

I love magenta. Named after a battle between the French and Austrians in Lombardy, this [...]

13
May