The gym and Mayborn have taken on a new look. The bold new colors in Mayborn make you feel as if you are traveling through a tunnel. The recently painted walls of the gym and Mayborn leave me feeling as if I was stuck back in kindergarten. Not only do these bold colors seem to shrink the size of the hallways, they also give the sophisticated school a juvenile appearance. It has been proven that bright colors, such as the original white, provoke learning as well as giving a sense of freedom.
Dark colors tend to create the feeling of being closed in.
Another question comes up. The use of the bold colors should be toned down so that they are not so overpowering. There are other options of decor that would suit the purpose that our school colors are trying to accomplish. Stripes would be less appalling, but still receive the reaction of school spirit that they deserve. We have to go to school everyday and get tunnel-vision when we walk to class in Mayborn and vertigo on the way to practice athletics in the gym.