Category Archives: Colour stories
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 [...]
May
The story of Missoni stripes & chevrons
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If life gives you chevron knitwear, then it’s [...]
May
A story about colourful phone directories
Has colour ever helped you to solve a problem or conundrum? As a trainee reporter, [...]
May
The story of denim
How many facts do you look up each day? I’m not sure if counting will [...]
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 [...]
May
The perfectly perfect art of kintsugi
I adore imperfection. Imperfection is, to me, perfection, because it’s real. My life is imperfect [...]
May
Colour quotes in Shakespeare
When we did Shakespeare at school, I loved any reference to colours For example, Othello’s [...]
May
The story of magenta
I love magenta. Named after a battle between the French and Austrians in Lombardy, this [...]
May
5 colourful holiday destinations
Someone recently asked me what my ideal holiday destination is. On a general level, the [...]
May
Stories about colour blindness
Since I started the Colour File, I’ve been fascinated by the stories it’s led me [...]
May
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