All Posts by Kate Smith

Read Time: 4 minVeuve Clicquot yellow and the wisdom of the Widow Clicquot are colorful inspiration that can keep you on track towards your goals or resolutions.

Read Time: 2 minGreenhorn, a popular term in the Old West, originally meant new. Today it has a broader meaning and is often considered to be a derogatory term.

Read Time: 2 minIn the pink came out of fox hunting but now has an entirely different meaning.

Read Time: 3 minPurple. It’s a color that calls to mind opulence and royalty. However, the origin of the word purple has a history as rich as the images it evokes.

Read Time: 3 minWhich came first the fruit or the color? The origin of the word orange reveals the answer to this color riddle.

Read Time: < 1 minuteToday yellow journalism means irresponsible, exaggerated, lurid, and even slanderous reporting, a definition that hasn’t strayed far from the original meaning.

Read Time: < 1 minuteOne of the most recognizable brand colors in the world is Owens Corning pink and this smart company uses the color pink in their logo, products & packaging.

Read Time: 2 minWhy use the color white to denote a lie that – while it is an untruth – is kinder than the truth? The answer is in the meaning of the word white.

Read Time: 2 minIt wasn’t until 5 years after the Continental Congress adopted our flag in 1777, that the meanings behind the colors of the American flag were revealed.

Read Time: 3 minThink you know what the word blue means? The origin of the word blue didn’t mean the color blue at all. What it meant might surprise you.

Read Time: 3 minFrom sophisticated elegance to evil incarnate, few colors conjure up such strong images as black.

Read Time: 3 minFrom innocence to wisdom, the color white represents many things. The earliest origin of the word white itself, however, is shrouded in mystery.

Read Time: 4 minDiscover why pencils are yellow, and the fascinating cultural story behind this iconic color choice has become the pencil standard we know today.