Privacy Policy

Color Matters respects your privacy. If you’re a visitor to the Color Matters web site, we do not collect any information about your name or email address.

If you voluntarily provide your name and email address, such as when you contact us via the Color Matters web site - or if you subscribe to the Color Matters Newsletter - or if you register for one of Color Matters online courses or if you provide your email address as part of your response to Color Matters Global Color survey, the following applies.

Color Matters Privacy Policy

1. What information do we collect and what do we do with it?

When you enroll as a student or visitor on our Color Matters online learning site, as part of the enrolling process, we collect your name and email address (and any other the information you give us at the time of enrollment such as your business name). We do not use your information for any purposes other than sending you emails about the course, related course(s), registration, course content, your course progress, other updates, or educational material.

We may also use your email to send the “Color Matters” Newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by replying to the email or clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer.
Note: We may also use auto responders to communicate with you by e-mail. To protect your privacy, we use a verified opt-in system for such communications and you can always opt-out of such communications using the links contained in each.

We do not use your information for any third party vendors or suppliers.

ANTI-SPAM POLICY
We hate unsolicited commercial e-mail as much as you do. Also known as Spam or junk e-mail, it is a disservice to the Internet community. You will always have an option to unsubscribe from any email about Color Matters courses or the Color Matters newsletter immediately by clicking on the link in any email you receive.

2. How do you get my consent?
When you provide us with personal information to become a learner on our Color Matters online learning site, make a purchase, or participate in the course, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for the specific reason of online learning and the educational newsletter only.

3. Color Matters Online Learning Courses hosted by Thinkific
Our course and site is hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”). They provide us with the online course creation platform that allows us to sell our product/services to you. Your data is stored through Thinkific’s data storage, databases and the general Thinkific application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

4. Payment
If you make a purchase on our Color Matters online learning site, we use a third party payment processor such as Stripe or PayPal. Payments are encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction.

5. Security and How We Protect Your Information
To protect your personal information, we follow industry standards on information security management to safeguard information and to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site. Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

6. User Names and Passwords
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a username and password for access to certain parts of the Color Matters online learning website, you are responsible for keeping the username and password confidential. Do not give your password to anyone. You should log out when you leave. As a safety precaution, you should also close out of your web browser completely and re-open it before viewing other parts of the Internet.

7. Cookies
We use cookies or similar tracking technologies to recognize your device and provide you with a personalized experience on the Color Matters online learning website. This means information that our website’s server transfers to your computer. Cookies may also be used to customize the learning website content for you as an individual.

If you are using one of the common Internet web browsers, you can set up your browser to either let you know when you receive a cookie or to deny cookie access to your computer. However, cookies are not required for Color Matters online learning use. If your browser is configured not to accept cookies, you will still be able to access an online course and its content.

8. Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information only if we are required by law.

9. Links
When you click on external links within the Color Matters web site or in course material for the on the Color Matters online learning website, or any links in the Color Matters newsletter, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

10. Updates
If this Privacy Policy is updated to reflect changes to operational or legal practices, or for regulatory reasons, we will notify you of the changes by posting the revised policy on this Website or by other means when appropriate.

11. Age of Consent
By using the Color Matters online learning site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence.

12. Termination
If after you change your mind after providing your name, email address, and any other information, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you by clicking on the unsubscribe footer in any email you receive from us or by using the contact form on the Color Matters web site.

This Privacy Policy applies to the following situations:

If you voluntarily provide your name and email address, such as when you contact us via the Color Matters web site - or if you subscribe to the Color Matters Newsletter , or if you register for one of Color Matters online courses or if you provide your email address as part of your response to Color Matters Global Color survey.

E-courses about color

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The Psychology of Color Symbolism

Learn how to use color to its fullest potential

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Who is this for:

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New e-Courses

Two hours from start to finish

Empower your logo and brand with colors that pack the most power, deliver your message instantly and effectively, boost sales and increase your brand’s recognition. Quick and easy in two hours or less from start to finish: Color Psychology for Logos and Branding

Create a unique color palette for your logo and brand with dynamic recipes for color harmony in 2 hours time or less. Color Harmony for Logos and Branding is packed with guidelines for designing and applying color palettes to your logo, website & all branding materials.

Other e-Courses

Foolproof Color Formulas for Interior Design

Expand your knowledge of color, boost your creativity, and supercharge your enthusiasm.

10 things you’ll learn in “Foolproof Color Formulas for Interior Design”:

One easy process to plan a layout for a room in minutes instead of hours.
Two rules for assessing the arousal effects of color
Three keys to attention-getting colors
Four fake color theories
Five ways that color sub-consciously affects a person’s sensory perceptions
Six tips for picking a perfect paint color
Seven sources of visual fatigue
Eight formulas for color harmony
Nine learning exercises and worksheets
Ten terms that professional designers use to describe color

Who is this for?

Interior designers and decorators, architects, color consultant, industry professionals, and all color enthusiasts. If you're a design professional looking to add some serious science to your color knowledge and an edge on your competition, this is a must-do course for you.

"Foolproof Color Formulas for Interior Design” is the first and only online course that delivers the same content as a full semester college or university level course about color for interior design. It couldn't be easier because you can learn at a pace that works for you.

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Let color change your life!

"Color Harmony for Your Home" shows you how to pinpoint your mood boosting colors – and the science behind it. You'll be empowered to put your personality into your home and create a unique and memorable presence.

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Who is this for?

"Color Harmony for Your Home" is for all color enthusiasts who want a DIY solution to transforming their home with color.

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Organic Color Symbolism

Do you need quick and easy answers for color symbolism?

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Take at your own pace - or complete the course in less than 2 hours.

Some details about what the Organic Color Symbolism course delivers:

"Organic Color Symbolism" will give you the most basic and powerful formula for determining the symbolism of any color.
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Color Matters Course Catalogue

A great resource! An eBook from the author of Color Matters

Color Matters for Kids

Color Matters has a special section about color for children. Please see the "Fun Color Matters" menu at the left. or click on any of the links below.

What color makes you happy? What's your favorite color? Tell us what you think about color. After you take the Global Color Survey, you'll find out what 130,000 from all over the world said about color.

How Animals See Color

Why Are School Buses Yellow?

Look Inside the Eye

Color & What You Wear

NEW!
Explore The Meanings of Colors

Purple - Red - Yellow - Blue - Green - Pink

Bibliography

Color/ General

1. Hope and Walch, THE COLOR COMPENDIUM , Van Norstrand Reinhold 1990
This book covers all aspects of color. An excellent starting point.

Color /Aesthetics / Art

1. Itten, Johannes, THE ELEMENTS OF COLOR, Van Norstrand Reinhold
A must for artists. Basic principles as well as interesting psychological and optical information.

2. Albers, Josef , THE INTERACTION OF COLOR , Yale University.
This classic book explains the critical contextual relationships of color. How and why colors change their appearance.

3. Arnheim, Rudolph, ART AND VISUAL PERCEPTION, University of California Press.
The most thorough and academic book about design principles.

4. Morton, J.L., COLOR LOGIC, Colorcom, 2008
A practical, visual guide that takes the guesswork out of color theory. This clear, concise, and fully-illustrated book presents a complete picture of color terminology, harmony, and dynamic color effects. 172 illustrations take you from understanding essential theory to application. Currently being used as a text book for design courses in the US, Canada and Australia.

5. Birren, Faber, Color Perception in Art, 1976

6. Chevreul, M.E., Harmony and Contrast of Colors, 1967

7. Goethe, J.W., Theory of Colours, 1971. (First edition published in 1810.)

8. Chris Willard: Reading List

9. Chronological Bibliography on Color Theory
In Spanish and English - A chronological bibliography on color theory, from Plato to 1997. You can perform a search by keywords here.

Color / Interior Environments and Architecture

1. Birren, Faber, LIGHT COLOR AND ENVIRONMENT, Schiffer Publishing , 1988

2. Mahnke, Frank and Mahnke, Rudolf, COLOR AND LIGHT IN MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTS, Van Norstrand, 1993

3. Swirnoff, Lois, DIMENSIONAL COLOR, Van Norstrand

4. Morton, J.L., Color Voodoo for the Office, Colorcom, 2006
Color effects in the workplace. The same concepts can be applied to any critical task area. Physiological, psychological and optical effects of color plus formulas for harmonious color schemes.

5. Logrippo, Ro, IN MY WORLD: DESIGNING LIVING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE YOUNG, John Wiley & Sons, 1995

6. Morton, J.L., C olor Matters for the Home, Colorcom, 2010

6. Leatrice Eiseman, Colors for Your Every Mood : DISCOVER YOUR TRUE DECORATING COLORS - a basic guide for women

Color and Web Site Design

1. Visibone : Color References: Cards, charts, posters which helps you visualize all color options when laying out a site or composing graphic images.

2. Morton, J.L., Color Logic for Web Site Design, Colorcom, 2009
A practical, visual guide that takes the guesswork out of color theory for web site designers. This clear, concise, and fully-illustrated book presents a complete picture of color terminology, harmony, and dynamic color effects. 223 illustrations take you from understanding essential theory to specific web design applications

Color / Science / Physics

1. Falk,Brill ,and Stork, SEEING THE LIGHT, Optics in Nature, Photography, Color, Vision and Holography , John Wiley and Sons, 1986
An excellent technical source for the physics of light.

2. Color Research and Application
reports on the science, technology, and application of color in business, art, design, education, and industry.

3. MED-LINE searches
Search for chromotherapy, photobiology and color

Color / Philosophy

1.Westphal, Jonathan, COLOUR, A Philosophical Introduction , Basil Blackwell, 1991

Color / Psychology and Symbolism

1.Sharpe, Deborah, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR AND DESIGN , Nelson Hall Inc. 1982
An excellent scientific analysis of critical psychological color effects.

2. Morton, J.L., A Guide to Color Symbolism, Colorcom, 2008.
Confidently choose the right color to support your message with this visual guide to color symbolism. Each of the 100 + large color swatches are defined by specific symbolic associations and RGB/HEX formulas.

3. Morton, J.L.,Colors that Sell - Tried & Tested Color Schemes, Colorcom 2008

4. Morton, J.L., Global Color: Clues and Taboos, Colorcom 2008

5. Peterson, L.K, GLOBAL GRAPHICS: COLOR - DESIGNING WITH COLOR FOR AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET
Illustrates how to choose the right colors for international designs

6. Hartman, THE COLOR CODE

7. Gage, John, COLOR AND CULTURE, 1993.

8. Gage, John, COLOR AND MEANING, 1999