Friday, February 06, 2009

Should those Word screens be blue?

And maybe the Excel screens should be red. Looks like people are more creative on a blue background and more accurate on a red one, though this may be an oversimplification:

Color Study Looks at Effects of Red and Blue - NYTimes.com

My Word screen was already blue. I did it because it's easier on my eyes. I'm going to try the red for Excel, too -- typing accuracy is not my strong suit.

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