No wonder I always pick the red fruit punch....

I just read this article for my bio psych class and its soooo cool! who knew that color could have such an affect on our perceived taste of food? This food psychologist (how cool of a job would that be??) recommends using red food dye in food for a healthier alternative to large amounts of sugar because the color red is associated with sweetness in our brains. By using the color red it adds a 11% added perceived amount of sweetness to the food.
Cool or what?

here is the article to read for yourself: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/04/16/135415751/harnessing-the-senses-to-trick-the-palate-and-improve-health

Endless ideas?

OMG searching for installation ideas has been a blast. I found some super awesome installations that I love. Here are a bunch of websites that I have logged for you to check out!!!

 this is a piece by Robert Janson with plastic bags.

 This installation is in a park in NYC and is made up of plastic water bottles strung together. There's a video about the process on the linked picture!

 This piece is called Computer Sunset. And I just love the idea behind this piece. I'm not for sure who this is by.

And last, but not least, I found this hilarious blog post about huge installation art all over the world and it's called "If Giants Ruled the World" I really like the installations that have a meaningful concept behind them, or create awareness. Right now, we are working on our second project for class and I have a pretty good idea of what materials I want to use but I am struggling to find a meaningful concept behind it that isn't super cheesy. Hopefully, Spring Break will help!