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Lists of Ewe names and their meanings

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In the Ghanaian community and bringing it down to the Ewes, names are specifically given for different reasons. The main reason why names among this tribe are never taken for granted is that the names normally have a direct impact on the bearers. Names are given for a reason since they reflect or have an influence on the people to whom they are given. All names have meanings they represent and Ghanaian names and specifically Ewe names are not an exception.  You will be enlightened on some of these Ewe names and their various meanings. In fact, this article gives you an idea of what some Ewe names mean. Names are like organic components of the people per the people's beliefs.    We believe that individuals become the name they are given and for this reason, names are chosen carefully before being given to individuals. Some of the names are just given to show the day of the week a person is born whereas some show the circumstances around a person's birth. Below are some nam...

Color psychology and everyday application in my country

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Color  is generally what the eyes see when light shows on an object and part reflected back unto the eye. Without the presence of light, color cannot be seen or perceived and it is the reason why capturing devices are not able to capture objects as they are in reality in the presence of certain saturations of light . The human has the knowledge of what objects look like and hence can tell of their color even when a different saturation of color is reflected. As known widely, the primary, secondary and tertiary colors have their respective meaning or symbolism that varies from country to country. What is Color Psychology? This is the emotional, psychological etc meaning or symbolism ascribed to colors which determine its effect on the audience. It therefore means that color and its use is interpreted differently in different countries and cultures. Artists, designers and what have you become mindful of this significant term ' color psychology ' to ensure their outputs are accept...

Creating a colour scheme for all design projects

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  A colour scheme is a special arrangement of colour based on some rules governing colour combination. Colour is one of the elements of design that can make and as well unmake a design or artwork if it is used inappropriately. Colour theory helps to understand the meaning of colours which helps to inform rightly the kind of colour choices a user of colour must make to ensure effectiveness in a design or artwork. This course focuses on the use of the twelve-point colour wheel based on the Artist's Subtractive Primary(RYB) to teach how best colours can be combined to achieve great results. Primary colours of pigment Red, Yellow, Blue Secondary colours Red + Yellow = Orange Red  +  Blue = Violet Yellow + Blue = Green The twelve colours of this colour wheel are: Red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet, violet, and red-violet. The twelve-point colour wheel At the top left of the colour wheel is a rectangular bar ...