Color Matters - The Color Police

The Color Police

This new page is dedicated to color disasters.
We invite you to send us your nomination for a color police citation.

Bad blue filters

Joel Silver, President of the Imaging Science Foundation sends this citation:

Greetings Color Police,

We are an educational group that encourages the use of test patterns and color measuring devices in the consumer electronics industry.

After gathering well over a thousand on site field reports since 1994 we can inform you that Americans are viewing their TVs through Blue filters!

The proper color balance of almost all consumer color TVs is unfortunately skewed towards blue. The reasons for that relate to the "Science" of "Marketing" and is a story in itself. The good news is that many manufacturers now offer an alternative setting on the on screen menus for consumers that is more accurate. The bad news is that the vast majority of retailers do not understand enough about what they sell to recognize a "feature" that delivers more accurate color balance at the touch of a button.

Where is the Color Police when we need you?

Regards and keep up the good work!
Joel Silver
ISF
http://www.imagingscience.com/

Deadly Color Matters

It was reported on CNN.COM that the US government had to change the color of their food aid parcels dropped in Afghanistan. It seems the bright yellow color of the food drops - which had been chosen because it stands out against the landscape - is the exact same shade of bright yellow of the cluster bomb. In other words, Afghanis may approach and handle unexploded bombs thinking they are food parcels. Note: Who was responsible for research and planning when choosing the color of this packaging.

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Color is nature's way of telling us something's wrong. Here are some current signs of global color changes:

The Appearance and Disappearance of White

Coral Bleaching In Hawaii
Corals in the distant atolls of the Hawaiian Islands are bleaching - a sure sign of distress. Scientists report that coral bleaching has increased worldwide over the past several decades, particularly in Florida, and that unusually warm waters are to blame. Some environmentalists have warned that coral reefs are headed for extinction.
Source: SFGate

Mount Kilimanjaro Meltdown in Africa
The legendary snow cap on Mount Kilimanjaro, may be gone in two decades. This 11,000 year old ice cap in Africa has shrunk by 80% in the past century. Scientists report that rising temperatures are to blame.
Source: MSNBC News and Allafrica.com

U.S.A. - Color Coding of Terror Alerts

Color coding can be a great idea. Under the current "Color Coding of Terror Alerts" system in the USA, the highest-level warning is red, which signifies a "severe risk" of a terrorist attack. This is followed by orange, yellow, blue and green.

On one hand, it was a decent solution for complaints that terrorist warnings since September 11 have been too vague. On the other hand, they are meaningless because it's not as simple as red light, green light. The color coding will have true meaning only when the federal government issues guidelines for what to look for and what to do under each color level.

The Daily Show on Comedy Central reported that this color coding came as a tremendous relief for Americans who suffer from continuing feelings of panic, anxiety, and dread, but don't know what colors to associate with those feelings.

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Blue Goo

A woman who lived in the South Buffalo Township, Pa., reported that her home, sidewalk and swimming pool were covered with blue, black and purple ice clumps. Local agencies say it’s quite possible that it’s what's known as "blue ice" – airline lavatory waste from a passing passenger jet. Although it’s illegal for planes to dump this waste in flight, it’s possible that it can break away from aircraft as they descend to warmer altitudes. Nov. 2002

More goo from an eery blue sky

The dark midnight sky turned a weird blue from horizon to horizon. A minute or so later houses started rumbling and residents heard the sounds of tiny particles hitting their houses. Police were deluged with calls reporting falling rocks striking homes and cars. Scientists later reported that an exploding meteor had streaked through the skies in the midwestern United States on March 26, showering the area with rocky debris. Not another case of blue ice! March 2003

See Biological Fallout from Planes)

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The Color Police

Bad blue filters

Deadly Color Matters

U.S.A. - Color Coding of Terror Alerts

Color Matters is a registered trademark of J.L. Morton. Graphics and Text: Copyright (c) 1995-2007, J.L.Morton, All rights reserved

Color Matters is a registered trademark of J.L. Morton.
Graphics and Text: Copyright (c) 1995-2007, J.L.Morton, All rights reserved