Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 23 Issue 1

Interactive Colorful Tiles Orush Tariq Abstract- Colors are a world of magic and beauty, and a dazzling luster that gives things beauty and splendor. Colors play an important role in our lives, as they causeus joy and adornment, and without colors, life becomes bleak and boring. Colors affect human souls, their tendencies, desires, preparations, psychological and physical state, and these effects reach the depths of the human psyche, and are divided into positive effects that express comfort, love and joy, and negative effects that arouse feelings of anxiety, turmoil and sadness in our souls. Thus, the aim of the study is to provide a design which helps changing the internal environment of the places with the respect of the occupant’s moods. I. I ntroduction hroughout the ages, color has played (and still does) an important and major role in people's lives, its importance is linked to customs, rituals, ceremonies, and even psychotherapy. The world of colors is a world full of subtleties, great secrets, colors everywhere a person moves in homes, clothes, streets, food, newspapers, movies, etc. Everything colored affects and influences human taste. After many researches and studies both psychologists and Philosophers have come to a clear definition of colors and mood. Color isa feeling that the eye reflects to us as a result of the analysis of white light. Itis an attribute and effect produced by the retina of the eye, so it performs a three-color analysis for those who have seen it, whether it is pigmented or optical color. Meanwhile, Mood, a term in psychology that defines a person's emotional state, which may be negative or positive besides, The human moodis variable according to what is translated by the mind, and the mind derives this from the eye and what it has seen from the colors in the surrounding environment[1]. Furthermore, the general mood of a person is directly related to colors according to the effect of each color. colors have a main role in giving the feelings of spaciousness, distress, sadness, joy, and so on. Many studies and researches have been conducted on the effect of color on the general mood ofthe person, which showed a far-reaching effect of color on the person psychologically and organically. Color has an effect on the body, soul, and mood. The color elevates the soul and nourishes the nerves, relaxes the feeling, and has a clear effect on our daily life[2]. Consequently, Colors are aworld we interact with and affect our behavior and our psychological state. On the other hand, Interior design has dealt with colors with the knowledge of their psychological effects and the dimensions of their use on space as a tool in the hands of the designers, enabling them to control the place and design it to serve the type of job and activity. For instance, the use of vibrantcolors in the living room due to the diversity of family activities in it, in contrast to the use of calm colors that help to relax for a bedroom. Moreover, the importance of colors has affected in dealing with the disadvantages of thedimensions of the space. For example, the small area of a particular room or the severity of the decrease or height of the ceiling according to the actual need of the place. Colors are one of the most important factors that affect thespace and the occupants. II. C olors and N ature Nature abounds in joyful colors, which give things their meaning, and these colors are at the top of harmony, they are classified as the most beautiful and charming colors, such as the blue is for the sky and the seas, the green for the trees, the yellow for the sun. in addition to the beautiful bright colors of plants, flowers, birds, and the color variation in stones above and below ground. However, as for the change in the color gamut throughout the day, which affects the mood of people in general, from the feeling of activity and movement in the morning to the decline and tranquility at night. Aristotle hasdiscovered this color diversity in nature by tracking sunlight throughout the day a number of basic colors and placing them in a linear system, starting withwhite - that is, sunlight at noon - then yellow followed by red - with sunset - then violet and green - after sunset - then blue The blackness after the night falls. III. T he P sychological E ffects of C olor As for the psychological effects of color, colors affect the soul, causing sensations that result in vibrations, some demonstrate thoughts of comfort and reassurance, and others that lead to disturbance from them, and the psychological effects of color lead to the effect on the size of the apparent inner space due to deception of sight With regard to surfaces and volumes. In addition, studies have proved that cold colors, especially the light blue value,has shown the inner space as Wider and larger than its true size. in contrast to the hot colors, they have given a feeling of the small size of the internal space and the short distance between the beholder (Recipient) and surfaces, and thiseffect can be taken advantage of the deceiving eyes and resulting in an apparent enlargement or reduction of the dimensions inside the space. Nevertheless, it is difficult to choose a T Volume XXIII Issue I Version I 35 Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2023 ( ) A © 2023 Global Journals Author: Department of interior design and furniture, lovely professional university, Punjab, India. e-mail: orushtsalmassri7@yahoo.com