And mother nature changes colors and modifies her system based on various conditions or times. Such as the changing of color during seasons, or change of color due to health. Man Made Color Coding Taking the lead from nature, man mimics and has created his own forms of Color Coding. Areas on a map are color coded. Seats in a stadium are color coded Parking levels at an airport are color coded Electrical wires are color coded Color Coding in Filing Systems Within the past 20 years, we have even taken it a step further by Color Coding our filing systems.
Colored folders is one of the most basic methods used.
In addition to a colored folder people have also used pieces of colored tape or dots to identify files, or special colored labels. For example, the red tape means this, the green tape means that, the blue folder is Dr. Smith's patient, the green dot is an old file, and so on. Many color coded systems work this way. However, you have to know the code in order to find something in the system or at least be referring to some sort of cross reference chart. New personnel have to experience a learning period to familiarize themselves with the codes.