Pi Gets Some Color
Since the Spring of 2006 pi has gotten some color to it. Bilian Proffen developed a color code for the row of numbers that make up pi. The next few pages show the various variations possible.
The numbers from 1 to 9 are depicted by color strips . . .
„The colors represent the whole world. The variety of colors is infinite, but we tend to reduce them to a rather small number. On the other hand, by using the main six to eleven basic colors (white, black, red, green, yellow, blue, brown, orange, pink, purple, and gray) we can name most any color and impart our impressions of color to other human beings.“
1 = red (fire, warmth, blood, love, eroticism, passion, rose, cherry, heart, stoplight)
2 = green (nature, grass, apple, quietude, lust for life, forest, greenlight)
3 = blue (water, cold, ocean, distance, harmony, trust, infinity)
4 = cyan (sky, swimming pool, forget-me-not, ocean)
5 = magenta (cyclamen, anemone, carnation)
6 = yellow (sun, sommer, gold, sunflower, moon, wheat, mail)
7 = orange (oranges, carrots)
8 = brown (earth, coffee, wood, leather, marsh, dirt, clay, chocolate)
9 = white (snow, cold, paper, laundry, sail, pureness)
0 = black (night, coal, outer space, darkness, coffee, black holes)
1. Pi as color code on an infinitely long bench
The numbers from 0 to 9 are depicted by color strips of felt woven together.
The color assigment is as follows:
1 = red
2 = green
3 = blue
4 = cyan
5 = magenta
6 = yellow
7 = orange
8 = brown
9 = white
0 = black
The colored strips from felt or some other material are ordered by color and by number according to the following scheme:
3, | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
III | I | IIII | I | IIIII | IIIIIIIII | II | IIIIII | IIIII | III | IIIII |
III | I | IIII | I | IIIII | IIIIIIIII | II | IIIIII | IIIII | III | IIIII |
III | I | IIII | I | IIIII | IIIIIIIII | II | IIIIII | IIIII | III | IIIII |
III | I | IIII | I | IIIII | IIIIIIIII | II | IIIIII | IIIII | III | IIIII |
III | I | IIII | I | IIIII | IIIIIIIII | II | IIIIII | IIIII | III | IIIII |
2. Pi as color code in an infinitely long row
The numbers from 0 to 9 are depicted by color strips or areas.
The color assigment is as follows:
1 = red
2 = green
3 = blue
4 = cyan
5 = magenta
6 = yellow
7 = orange
8 = brown
9 = white
0 = black
© Concept and realization by
proffen-design 23 September 2005