Come one come all to Churchill Square this Saturday! The Edmonton Wayfinding Society is hosting a sign-making workshop where participants are invited to create directional signs that represent a place of personal significance. The signs will be attached to poles around the square, highlighting human experiences in our built environment. It will also be buckets of fun so be there!

Puce

January 28, 2016

Our ancestors loved pests. Puce is the story of one of those colours that no one can seem to agree on.

Chartreuse: From Monks, to Alcohol, to Colour, to Computers

January 21, 2016

What came first—the liqueur or the colour?

Royal/Tyrian Purple: The famous one

January 13, 2016

Cleopatra's favourite colour...

Saffron Yellow

January 6, 2016

The Devil's colour. The colour of sunshine. Yellow has been both beloved and despised in history. This post looks at the particular shade of Saffron Yellow, how it began, the wars it started, and the mysterious flower it comes from.

Red, Part 2: Bloody Carmine, Scarlet, and Crimson

December 30, 2015

The story of how scarlet originally did not mean 'red'. The tale of Spain's secret carmine recipe. And the unexpected critter in our red foods and cosmetics.

Red: Part One

December 23, 2015

Why are stop lights red? Does red make me stronger? And, most importantly, why does Santa Claus wear red? Read to find out>>

*Original image from page 347 of 'Thrilling Life Stories for the Masses'*

Scheele's Green: A Killer Colour

December 16, 2015

If you are intrigued by mysterious deaths, green desserts, and little Frenchmen with world-domination aspirations, read this>>