2) Wrap It In Foil: Laser Foil

Use laser foil to add shiny bits of color to your work. Buy a sample pack of laser foils and create a section in your Colour Sampler (see #1 above) showing how each colour and texture of laser foil looks on text and simple graphics such as circles, squares, and rules. Try out colour combinations and overlapping foil. This will also give you a chance to find the best method of using laser foil with your printer.

3) Stamp It Out! Rubber Stamps and Ink

Add a little "spot" colour or create custom graphics with stamps and ink. You can buy pre-cut stamps at craft stores, make your own, or have them made for you. And don't overlook those real "homemade" stamps cut from erasers or sponges, or carved from potatoes. Use stamps to "colour" your laser printed greeting cards. Don't forget to add pages to your Colour Sampler showing how the colour inks and stamps look on white and colour paper.

4) Stick It On! Stickers and Labels

Use a bright yellow circle or a gold seal to seal your self-mailers. Buy the prettiest most colourful postage stamps for your letters and postcards. Do you specialize in typing student papers? Adopt those little gold and silver stars (remember them from grade school?) to dress up your business card, fliers, and brochures. Add a colourful cartoon sticker to a business letter.

5) New Tones: Colour Toner for b&w Printers

Yes, even black and white printers can print in colour. Find out if colour transfer toner is available for your printer. Use it to create your own custom t-shirts, mugs, and more. Or, how about colour toner for your black and white laser printer? Consider all the possibilities -- 2 or 3 colour business cards and letterhead, right from your desktop printer

APPENDIX 5

COLOUR TESTS

A. Choose the right variant: 1. Grass is usually ____.
		blue
		black
		red
		green
2 Squirrels are ____ in winter.
		black
		red
		white
		grey
3 Plums are usually ____.
		brown
		purple
		black
		red
4 Chestnut is a shade of ____.
		red
		yellow
		brown
		green
5 Blood is ____.
		blue
		black
		red
		white
6 Fill in the blanks in this simple but famous poem: Roses are ____. Violets are ____. Sugar is sweet. And so are you.
		green, blue
		red, blue
		blue, red
		red, yellow
7 His ____ eyes seemed to follow her everywhere.
		timber green
		forest green
		bush green
		wood green
8 Which of the following words is NOT used to describe a shade of blue:
		powder
		ship
		sky
		storm
9 The baby's smooth ____ skin glistened in the sun.
		emerald
		ivory
		steel grey
		cobalt
10 Which is the odd one out?
		beige
		mocha
		denim
		coffee
11 A ____ of grey was visible on her ageing skin through the thick layer of make-up.
		shade
		promise
		hint
		sort
12 His skinny, somewhat ____ hands were trembling.
		yellower
		yellowly
		more yellow
		yellowish
13 She was always the ____ of the family; she had disappointed them all.
		blue dog
		black sheep
		white crow
		red cow
14 The students were ____ to receive free books.
		blue in the face
		black and blue
		tickled pink
		black and white
15 I only see him ____, I don't know what are his whereabouts for the time being.
		in black and white
		out of the blue
		once in a blue moon
		black and blue
16 We got the warning about the thunderstorm completely out of the ____.
		blue
		white
		black
		red
17 The last ____-letter day for us was when you passed your finals at the university. We threw a great party, remember?
		brown
		blue
		black
		red
18 The boss gave us the ____ light for starting this rather daring project.
		black
		green
		yellow
		blue
19 His boss disapproves of him telling ____ jokes at business meetings.
		colourful
		transparent
		off-colour
		colourless
20 Tom is such a ____ - he won't even look down the ski slope.
		green nose
		yellow belly
		black back
		red neck

B. Colours love to be used idiomatically. Complete each sentence with the appropriate colour. Use one word from the colours given at the bottom of the page. (Two colours together means that they are used in the same phrase).

1. He was … with envy as he watched his friend riding his new bike.

2. When his father told him later he couldn’t have a new bike, he went … with rage.

3. I’m all … and … after being in that crowded underground train for half an hour.

4. The student went as … as a beetroot when the lecturer gave her one of his famous … looks.

5. You can be sure to find quite a few … movies in that … light district.

6. I can’t really believe that Nero was as … as he painted.

7. I felt sorry for those … recruits, getting Sergeant ‘Squash ‘em’ Sanders on their first day.

8. You’re … ! You’re just afraid of what your wife will do to you if you do it.

9. I feel so … when I see you, hand-in-hand with another man.

10. My fingers were … with cold and I imagine my face was as … as a sheet.

11. I’ll need your resignation in … and … of course.

12. She came out of … comedy about making pies from murder victims with her face a ghastly shade of … .

13. You’ve got to stop looking at the world through … tinted spectacles, stop considering these matters in terms of … and … , and start realizing there’s a huge … area in between.

14. My father-in-law was hundreds of pounds in the … after paying for our splendid … wedding.

APPENDIX 6

The article for possible translations and presentations.

Why Should Engineers and Scientists Be Worried About Color?

Bernice E. Rogowitz rogowtz@watson.ibm.com

Lloyd A. Treinish  lloydt@watson.ibm.com

IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Yorktown Heights, NY