" A practical introduction to color psychology. Grow your Color Sense and shine in branding, interior design and personal wardrobe choices Color matters whether you are aware of it or not. We have all got used to seeing color as a purely aesthetic thing but the fact is that it affects your heart rate, your brain activity and many other physiological and psychological aspects. This easy read will help you understand something of why it matters, do some quick exercises to develop your own Color Sense, and see case studies where I have applied this knowledge in real life. What you get Discover what color psychology is and why it matters. Then how to apply what you have learnt, through the exercises throughout the book, to branding, environments and personal use of color. You need to know about color if you are responsible for environments such as hotels, doctor surgeries or schools making decisions about brand logos, packaging or marketing communications (adverts, leaflets, websites) would like to feel more comfortable in your home want the colors you wear to work with you and your strengths Testimonials "Colour really matters and probably a whole lot more than you think. I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting but it as a useful reference book full of 'golden' nuggets of knowledge and practical advice it's also essential. Well done Catherine!" Neil Gaught, Founder Neil Gaught & Associates "Reading 'Your true colours' inspired me to grow my own colour sense, and using Catherine's techniques of training my eye to see more tints and tones was such a creative and joyful process. As an architect I work with colour every day and it is crucial to be aware of how certain combinations affect people's response to spaces, their emotional wellbeing and behaviour. This book is a great introduction to exactly that in both a personal and professional setting. It is full of refreshing anecdotes and beautifully illustrated example projects to encourage you to get started with your own colour palettes right away." Anniek Wasser, Architect "Catherine has greatly influenced the way Artmongers understands and uses colours to positively help people in adverse situations" Patricio Forrester, Artist, Founder of Artmongers "Catherine is a colour wizard!"Kate Faragher, client. "

A person’s skin color affects their life experiences including income, educational attainment, health outcomes, exposure to discrimination, interactions with the criminal justice system and one’s sense of ethnoracial group belonging. But, do these disparate experiences affect the relationship between skin color and political views? In Skin Color, Power, and Politics in America, political scientists Mara Ostfeld and Nicole Yadon explore the relationship between skin color and political views in the U.S. among Latino, Black, and White Americans. They examine how skin color influences an individual’s politics and whether a person’s political views influence how they assess their own skin color. Ostfeld and Yadon surveyed over 1,300 people about their political views, including party affiliation, their opinions on welfare, and the importance of speaking English in the U.S. The authors created a matrix grounded in their “Roots of Race” framework, which predicts the relationship between skin color and political attitudes for each ethnoracial group based on the blurriness of the group’s boundaries and historical levels of privilege. They draw upon three distinct measures of skin color to conceptualize the relationship between skin color and political views: “Machine-Rated Skin Color,” measured with a light-reflectance meter; “Self-Assessed Skin Color,” using the Yadon-Ostfeld Skin Color Scale; and “Skin Color Discrepancy,” the difference between one’s Machine-Rated and Self-Assessed Skin Color. Ostfeld and Yadon examine patterns that emerge among these measures, and their relationships with life experiences and political stances. Among Latinos, a group with relatively blurry group boundaries and low levels of historical privilege, the authors find a robust relationship between political views and Self-Assessed Skin Color. Latinos who overestimate the lightness of their skin color are more likely to hold conservative views on current racialized political issues, such as policing. Latinos who overestimate the darkness of their skin color, on the other hand, are more likely to hold liberal political views. As America’s major political parties remain divided on issues of race, this suggests that for Latinos, self-reported skin color is used as a means of aligning oneself with valued political coalitions. African Americans, another group with low levels of historical privilege but with more clearly defined group boundaries, demonstrated no significant relationship between skin color and political attitudes. Thus, the lived experiences associated with being African American appeared to supersede the differences in life experiences due to skin color. Whites, a group with more historical privilege and increasingly blurry group boundaries, showed a clear relationship between machine-assessed skin color and attitudes on political issues. Those with darker Machine-Rated Skin Color are more likely to hold conservative views, suggesting that they are responding to the threat of losing their privilege in a multicultural society. At a time when the U.S. is both more diverse and politically divided, Skin Color, Power, and Politics in Americais a timely account of the ways in which skin color and politics are intertwined.

Color is an integral part of our lives. We use color in everything from the clothes that we wear to the way we decorate our living and work spaces. Have you ever thought about how color affects you? There are many ways to use color to enhance the way you live through decor, food and clothing. Do you know the color that should never be used in a bathroom? Which color added to your diet will help you when you re feeling out of balance? Should you wear red or blue to a specific social gathering? Your Color Power is a simple guide that will teach you how to use color to your advantage while enriching your life. You can use it to relieve stress, create beautiful spaces around you and to balance yourself on a spiritual level. This easy useful guide will help make color work for you.

Recounts the history of human responses to color, describes the biological and psychological effects of color, and considers how colors affect vision.

A journey of my life depicted through colors. There is biblical meaning for each color chosen for each chapter. I have chosen to use many scriptures in this book as it has been HIS grace and mercy that has allowed me to travel this road called Power.

Gain a solid understanding of musculoskeletal ultrasound anatomy, pathology, and technique with the second edition of this award-winning reference. Written by Dr. James F. Griffith and other leading experts in the field, Diagnostic Ultrasound: Musculoskeletal offers more than 100 detailed, clinically-oriented chapters of ultrasound anatomy, technique, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, reporting, and ultrasound-guided interventional procedures for the entire musculoskeletal system. This wealth of updated information helps you achieve an accurate musculoskeletal ultrasound diagnosis for every patient. - Ensures that you stay on top of rapidly evolving musculoskeletal ultrasound practice and its expanding applications for everyday clinical use - Contains new chapters on how to properly examine the joints of the upper and lower limbs with ultrasound and the best ultrasound technique for examining the groin, including groin herniae - Provides new information on ultrasound diagnostics and interventional techniques, keeping you up-to-date with improved accuracy of ultrasound diagnoses and clinical benefits of ultrasound-guided techniques, including joint injections for the upper and lower limbs - Uses a bulleted, templated format that helps you quickly find and understand complex information, as well as thousands of high-quality images and illustrations - Describes how to write an efficient, useful, and factually correct ultrasound report - Approaches musculoskeletal ultrasound from the viewpoints of a specific diagnosis (Dx section) as well as that of a specific ultrasound appearance (DDx section) - Offers updates on fundamental ultrasound technique and ultrasound anatomy, ideal for those either new to musculoskeletal ultrasound or those with limited experience who wish to improve their skill - An ideal reference for radiologists, sonographers, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons, sports physicians, and physiotherapists