Research regarding colour

At a young age one of the main elements that attract a younger audiences attention is colour that is bright and bold. So a frequent element that occurs within children’s book is the use of colour, more often than not they tend to utilise at least one primary colour.

One book I’ve researched into that is relevant both with the use of colour in a design sense, but also the way colour is referred to as a learning topic. Written by one of children’ most famous authors Dr Seuss, the book is titled ‘My Many Coloured Days’. Synopsis of ‘My Many Coloured Days’ – A board book version of Seuss’s popular rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.

Painted by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, ‘My Many Coloured Days’ explores the concept of colour and the connotations to feelings and emotions by linking them to everyday scenarios that children experience.