Describing What I Think Colors Look Like! (No visual memory)
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I'm Molly, a typical sushi, makeup, and fashion loving millennial girl who just so happens to be blind! I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at just 4 years old and began public speaking at age 5. I started just doing motivational speaking, but now I make videos and even model! Even though I can’t see, I know that there are bright spots in everything we face. Let’s find them together. 💕
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Hi Molly! I would be interested in a collaboration with Veritasium, Physic Girl, or other physician. It would be interesting because physicians think of colours in non-visual properties, like temperature and frequencies.
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After listening to Molly's description of colors, maybe SHE should publish a book accessible to blind and sighted people? Being from her emotional perspective, it would be unique even if there are other books in that category out there.
wait what? If they are blind how would they read?
Braille
@@mikuyu7421 Audiobooks or Braille
If she does maybe it could be large print or Braille 🥰
@@MinaWalker or both!
I'm curious how you interpret color plays into picking out an outfit for example. Do you base your color combinations on how the feelings and associations go with one another, or do you base it on something else?
Yes, I'd like to hear this as well.
I am curious about this as well.
Yes that would be so interesting to hear about!
I was just thinking that!!
That would be really interesting!
I’m almost completely blind now, but I’m actually a visual thinker and I have something called synesthesia. It’s so weird to me but I didn’t lose the visual memory when I lost most of my vision four years ago
What’s synesthesia ????
@@bee_3887 its an neurological disorder when information meant to only stimulate one sense stimulates several senses.
Which kind of synesthesia do you have?
@@charissadubin9355 i’m not sure what it’s called, but it’s the one where when you’re reading you see letters and numbers in different colors. I do this whether I’m reading regular print with my screen reader, or if it’s something in braille. It’s really interesting, and I’m not sure if I will eventually lose it or not.
@Anna's randomness WhoCares so I see letters and numbers in colors. I’m not sure how it works or if I will eventually lose it, but even when I’m thinking of them I see a letter or a number in color in my head. Like for me A is bright red, B is light yellow, C is a very light blue, and D is purpleish brown. And for numbers 1 is yellow, 2 is dark blue, 3 is like a grass green, and 4 is dark red. Every single letter and number is a different color, and when I see them in words I see each letters individual color.
Thank you Molly, as a person who is legally blind, thank you for helping me embrace who I am, I've learned how to self advocate thanks to you.
Wow, this makes me so happy
@@MollyBurkeOfficial I'm happy it does
The fact that a blind woman can describe color in more depth than I can even imagine is insane! When I have to describe color I literally do it by the actual color “this would be a pine green or baby blue” I really LOVE how you explained them. This is such an interesting perspective! Please do more videos like this, it’s so interesting and honestly just love hearing you speak and describe things. We love you molly!
Fun fact: the inability to picture images in your head is called Aphantasia and can effect sighted people as well
I said this out in my own comment, but Im really interested in if blindness has any relation to Aphantasia, I’m sighted and I have Aphantasia and wonder if Molly also maybe has Aphantasia!
@@april2216 I doubt that because she’s describing what the colours make her think of.
@@prinzezze I would assume she can still associate those colors with things, she has been able to see color in her lifetime even if she can’t imagine what the colors look like she might still be reminded of things she once was able to see that were those colors. Also other people can tell her what the color of something is, maybe she could just influenced by how others with vision interpret colors. At least that’s what I’m assuming based on my own experiences with not being able to visualize colors the same as most might (even if I’m not blind and Molly is) and what Molly said in the video!
I have total aphantasia. I can't see, smell, hear, recall the way things feel, or taste in my mind. So no images in my mind, most people can recall a scent like lemon or chocolate chip cookies baking. Nope, not me. I can't hear someone's voice in my mind or remember what any sound is like. Same with textures (it's why I'm always touching things!) or the way something will taste (which is weird that I'm a good cook!)
@@cassie6985 They are finding that aphantasia just like most brain things is a scale. I have total aphantasia with no senses in my mind and then the other side is hyperphantasia where people have extremely vivid imagery and senses in their mind and can play a movie in their mind of what they are thinking about.
When I go to draw a monkey I think of the facts I know about monkeys and can create some semblance of one. It won't look very good. Now I'm better at drawing a cat without looking at one because I'm more familiar with the cats. Still, unless I'm looking at a reference photo it isn't going to be that great.
As for the other senses, for instance. When I was packing for a trip in a different climate, I could not remember what it feels like to be hot. I kept wanting to pack my jacket and my kids said, "You won't need that at all mom!"
I also suspect that I have SDAM (Self Deficient Autobiographical Memory) which apparently overlaps with people with aphantasia.
Wow the fact that you can't remember what colours look like yet can match colours better than sighted people I think is so cool! You're awesome!
I was wondering whether you could describe how you remember colors to pair them for clothing, accessories, home decor, makeup, hair, etc. You always look so put together, so I've always wondered how you imagine the colors going together.
Yessss I was going to ask the same!!
I think this is a really interesting topic and I’ve wanted you to go into depth on it for a while. Visual memory is really weird and I can’t wait to hear more about it. Love you molly, hope you’re having a beautiful day🐝💕🦮🦯
I don't think I have much of a visual memory 🤣
“Describing colors” what? When I saw this title I was like: how do you describe colors? Molly came through! Thanks for informing us!
I haven't lost my vision and have zero visual memory. I'm studying to be an O&M and when I was under blindfold I had to depend on my tactile and auditory memory.
to me is like this green is grass color red is tomato color blue is sky
@@MidniteYell wait, zero visual memory, do you have aphantasia?
idk why but i almost cried when she said shes never seen stars.
omg same, it just hit me in such a weird place
She said it years ago in one of her old videos and it struck me as well. ☹
Most people don't. Light pollution blocks out all of the stars where I live.
@@americanbookdragon well I think most people have seen at least once in their life even just a few stars; molly has never had the ability to perceive them. :(
I’m assuming by your comment you’re sighted which means you are capable. I refuse to believe you’ve never seen stars.(how often and how many is a different story but you’re capable. You could also travel and be able to then.) Maybe try to put yourself in others shoes and not to make things about yourself. Especially in comparison to someone with a disability. Comes off extremely selfish and rude.
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That's awesome, thanks for supporting me for so long!
Turquoise: my favorite color, makes me remember my mom caus she named me after "Tiffany's&co". For me it's sophisticated, classy and fun.
Magenta: ultraviolet? Haha bright, girly and spontaneous.
Pruple: my childhood, used to be my fav as a child.
Yellow: super brigth, super sunny.
Baby blue: calm, cozy.
Loved this video molly 🥰
Color is emotion and you did a fantastic job sharing the emotion of color through your memories and associations! Very interesting.
It would be cool if you could find some people with synesthesia who would be willing to share what colors taste like, feel like, smell like with you for a video
Ooh, that would be really cool
Shelbie Atwood Ditto!
this video is actually very interesting, and molly you are amazing and strong and you are very confident for posting things personal/about your self! keep being strong Molly :)
I am surprised at how accurate her descriptions are… if I think about the colours as a sighted person without the visuals I agree to most of descriptions! Its amazing!
Honestly, after losing my sense of smell because of Covid a week ago I already feel I cannot really remember - let alone describe - a lot of smells that used to be very familiar to me. I am truly amazed that there are blind people that remember what colors look like after years.
This is so interesting to me! I know a lot of people say smell can make them remember things. I have never had a good sense of smell, and certain smells right now are completely GONE for me. I can remember what lavender smells like, but I can't smell it now. I can remember what pancakes smell like, and it makes me think of having a headache. Completely random. I can see the colour red and it makes me think of the smell and taste of toffee apples. All random, all weird. :P
I can’t remember ever having memory of smell and my sense of smell is very bad. I think I probably lost most of my sense of smell as a child
That's aphantasia, it's usually brought up in a visual sense, as in the inability to picture things in your head, but it can also be the inability to play music or recreate voices in your head or the inability to recreate smells in your head, it can affect anyone regardless of their ability to sense those things.
I’m pretty sure I had COVID last February 2020. My husband was very worried. Everything I ate tasted like sponge.
It’s a tad better now. But there’s this tick I’ve learned of and will try, you burn an orange like in a oven, then you take the inside of the orange and mix it with brown sugar. Supposedly works for that. Idk.
Color associations reminds me of interior design and advertising - pros in those fields are experts at targeting customers and invoking certain feelings or responses.
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She literally FEELS the colors and that's so beautiful i love it!
I absolutely loved how you described all the colors it made me feel so amazingly about life and just made me bring back so many memories of my youth, because when your a kid you mainly think of colors the way you do as well. This video just made me feel so happy! Thank you
The colour red makes me think of a mixture of things such as
Love
Anger
Fire
This was fascinating! As a sighted person I also feel a lot of the same emotions you do with certain colours, but I have the visual too. Thanks Molly, I loved this video xx
I lost my eyesight six years ago when I was 20 years old. I still remember what all the colors look like, however, consciously, I am not able to recall faces and many other things! But when I sleep my subconscious mind remembers things very vividly! Including family and friends faces at the time that I last saw them. Still, my dreams are slowly losing visual quality.
Yes. Same. My vision in my dreams are losing quality/clarity. I know what you mean exactly !
Interesting! Thanks for sharing this.💜
I love the concept of this video! 😍 I personally see blueberries as blue, and here in Italy they don't have the word "blue" in their name!
I feel like Molly’s descriptions would be the same as mine, and I’m a sighted person. How amazing!
as a sighted person one of my favorite things about your videos (besides you and the education you give me!!) is that i can listen to your videos almost like a podcast because if you do anything visual you describe it for your blind viewers. great for accessibility AND multitasking!!
such an interesting video. i’ve always wondered how the blind community would describe colors and you did such an amazing job!
I’m playing this video for my 6 year old. We are starting to include your videos into our homeschool lessons. You are helping us learn about disabilities, diversity, and how having more awareness of others can keep ourselves and others safe.
I think velvet and grey are a great association. It's very soft to see visually. Not straining on the eyes.
Watching your channel continually amazes me! You are a true inspiration.
I love being so early! Thank you for all you do Molly, you’re truly a gem 💕
Wow! Molly, this was an interesting video and it made me happy to see that you connect happy emotions with different colors. I’ve been on the fence about trying out scent bird and I thought to myself, “I’m going to try it when the next TH-camr I enjoy watching promotes it” and I think I will this time! Thanks Molly!
I never knew someone could lose visual memory if they became blind after birth. It makes sense but I’ve never thought about it. Really informative and interesting molly thank you for teaching me ❤️
Just like you can lose any memory. Think of something from early childhood, and you *know* there was a time where you remembered it, but now you only remember remembering it.
As a teacher, I love this book! I use it with my kinders when we learn about colors. It’s inclusive and helps the students make lasting connections when thinking about/remembering/recognizing specific colors ❤️
This is honestly so cool!! I've never thought of colours in this way. Sitting here going over every colour I know wondering how it makes me feel/think of it. Thank you !
It was so nice to listen you while I'm lay down at the sun. I could see everything you described.
Back in school I remember writing a poem called "Red", basically describing emotions and things I associate with red without actually mentioning the visual (I'm sighted). I wasn't thinking about the blind/ visually impaired community at the time, just being an "edgy" "deep" 12yo, but it goes to show how much of sighties' colour perception is also emotional/ associative
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Turquoise- I think of my great grandma whom passed away, she wore a turquoise dress at her funeral
Magenta- happiness or peppiness, and velvet
Purple- lavender, Prince (artist), motherly love
Yellow - sunshine, brightness, California Poppy
Baby Blue- boy babies, my brother
Electric blue- phone charger, surfing, blue eyes
Gold- rich, jewelry
Silver- kindness, shininess
Pastel pink- my sister, warmth, dogs
Lilac- fancy ness
White- cleanliness, pillows, coldness, snow
Rose gold- my mom, expensive, unique, coolness
Red- love, roses, romance, lipstick, gang violence, blood, lasagna
Orange - Oranges, the smell of an orange, the sun
Gray- dullness, plain, comfortable, relaxing, hairy
Black- darkness, bat caves, midnight storms, camping, the smell of a campfire, kissing in the rain, family
The things you came up with as descriptions are truly incredible. This video was more amazing than I ever could have expected. I love you and what you're doing for the world so much!
I liked this format of video. It was like a Q&A mixed with like a Chit-Chat and I loved it
brown is my favorite color, and not because of the color itself, but because of what it makes me feel and think when I think of that color! It makes me feel of home, and cozy warm places and fireplaces with wood in it, and strong trees, and the smell of wet mud when it rains, and hot cocoa in a winter day, and that is why it is my favorite color!
I think this topic was really interesting and informative, the way you described what you associated with the colors were tangible things,like touching something, and feelings or emotions, that you associated with that color. You have a very descriptive vocabulary.
It's interesting to hear what you associate with colors. I studied theatre and dance and we had an exercise were we would have to interpret a color. Like be that color , in the attitudes, the feelings, the voice... Red was warm but also unpredictable and rough like passion and flames . When I look at you description of colors I think it can be very interesting to dance and play with them. It's a beautiful way to see life
I had a special jewelry set made with the colors of my bridesmaids dresses that I love to wear casually or dressy. When I wear it I think of my besties, my sisters that I got through marriage, and my closest friends and the family that I shared our special day with. Of course I think of my spouse too but they are more in the wedding bands themselves.
Also the wedding day perfume reminds me of that too.
This video is the most entertaining video I have seen for a long time. I love just hearing her talk ❤️
All of these opinions are so unique and interesting! I didn't expect the mossy green colour reminding you of tree bark, but it makes perfect sense when you think about it.
I ENTIRELY agree with your pastel/neon/bold colors assessment
Yes! Ive been waiting for this! Your SUCH an inspiration, and I've learned so much from you! I love your videos, and even though I'm sighted you still help me out, and your videos are a safe place for me. Thanks for that!
Ever since I lost total vision in the center of one eye (more has happened since too), I had an enormous fear of not remembering what a color looks like.... So I began taking photographic memories of places I go, things I love, and general objects. This fear turned into a greater appreciation for the world around me (noticing both the big and small things) but also helped comfort me. I think it also played a big role in switching careers from Veterinary Medicine to Interior Design. Color association has really become a comfort, instead of a panicked response to a stressful event. Thank you for this video because, as I'm going through another loss in vision, it has reminded me that it's only a change and I can choose to turn it into something positive. I know that can be hard for others to understand but I've gotten through toughest times by working to find the beauty, positivity, and personal growth that can be found amongst the chaos.
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Hi Molly! This video is so cool! This is so fascinating! I love you Molly. Thank you for posting such educational content!
Your examples are 100 percent how I feel and see all the colors!!!!! No 90 percent 100 percent!!! Your right on the spot it’s crazy!! I love pastel muted lavander pink it’s soft feminine.. but also a baby room. You are completely right on every color!!!
This is so fascinating! I am a musician and have always assigned colors to certain keys that you can play in for some reason. For example, the key of G is green to me!
I am not blind but my boyfriend and I were talking about colors and color illusion and found out that we both see color differently and it honestly blew my mind. For some reason I never realized that every single person sees and reacts to color differently and actually see it differently. It's actually quite beautiful if you think about it and now knowing that blind people think similarly is amazing. Things like this make me so happy, much luv and peace to everyone.
It’s so incredible to hear you talk about what colours mean to you. As a sighted person, these colours only remind me of other things I’ve seen of the same colour, rather than feelings or memories.
I wonder if terracotta orange invokes a different feeling for her than normal orange? Because as a sighted person I surprisingly feel the exact same way about normal orange color as she described in the video. But I personally loved terracotta orange it makes me think of Halloween, pumpkins (even though those are more than normal orange color), warmth, candlelight, color-changing leaves, the smell of a crisp fall day, or the of warm apple cider(even if cider is brown), clay mud and plant pots.
Just want to add, that some people associate colors und music. I am sighted. When I hear or play music (more when I play) I „see“ or think colors. Fmajor ist orange, Fminor has a warm red. C is blue, G turquoise etc. I mention that to give some people a try that might help getting an idea of mood and colors.
This is incredibly interesting!!! I have learned about color theory in school and I feel like you’ve just taken that up several notches! I didn’t know what to expect as far as color descriptions but WOW.. this is really fascinating!
So interesting to hear how you describe colors, Molly! And it makes so much sense and actually makes colors sound so much more beautiful and if I think about it myself, I think we all maybe have these feelings about colors, but don't really think about it to much ☺️
I haven’t been able to smell or taste for almost 5 years. I don’t have any memory of what things used to smell or taste like anymore. I love this video! 🙏🏻
This was so fun!! DO more of these videos:)!! Thanks Mollaaayyy
I love learning about different viewpoints and I love how you're breaking this stigma! Keep doing what you are and have fun! I love your videos so much! Hope you have a good day!
I love listening to your color descriptions!!!
Because of my albinism I have no filter in my eyes so my eyes absorb the light and that make everything very bright. I love to see colors because I can see them so well and sparkly things like crystals or diamonds.
As much as light is very overwhelming to my eyes I am drawn to rainbow lights that are made when you put a light on crystals. But when it starts getting dark and there is very low light I feel colorblind until a light is turned on.
pastels remind me of spring and easter. i def have that same calm feeling but its like u kno when winter is just starting to turn to spring and its that first warm day of spring? the first day u can kind of wear shorts even if ur a little cold but ur so excited for summer that u dont even care. its early in the morning and theres the smell of freshly cut grass cuz ur neighbor is mowing their lawn after a long snowy winter and its like 45°F out and the sun is on ur face even if its a lil chilly. thats pastels to me
Happy Friday molly! Have a awesome beautiful weekend xoxo 😘 LUV U
You should do a video on how your understanding/description of colours translates to how you match outfits or inspires your interior design. You seem to always have such great taste in matching colours, but how do you know they go together? Is it based of the feelings or associations?
I completely agree with you Molly with the maroon and burgundy debate and the Lilac and lavender debate. I am a sighted person and I don't even know the difference.
I would love for you to make a video about non visual memories. As a sighted person I find this incredibly interesting and want to know more!
How she describes the colors is very on point to what I would think of them and I’m sighted
as an artist i find this very fascinating since i often try use colour to convey different moods or emotions in pieces or to draw someones eye to a certain part of a painting
I think of turquoise exactly how you do Molly, I love it!
The Juliette has a gun line of perfume is amazing!!! Their vanilla one is the only fresh vanilla I've ever smelled! And the pear inc is amazing! I'm also super picky with scents
What a fun and educational video, I think you understand colors far better than most sighted people Molly. Thank you!
I've been with your channel from almost the beginning! I learn so much from you and you're so inspiring!
I think of orange as warmth and the spices and smells of christmas. I'm sighted and found it very interesting to explore colours whilst watching this.
Purple always makes me think of Rich things. Hahah like royalty and classy stuff.
Your description for hot pink totally suits what I think of too!!
Purple for me is same as you, different versions make me think of different things! Light purple makes me think of lavender and babies (Johnson’s lavender baby lotion lol), and just over all calming like baths and stuff.
Since watching you I have thought about descriptions a lot. I never had descriptions of my pictures on Instagram. I am working on that now. My problem has been how to describe things. I never even thought of describing the colors. I will now.
I really love the Michael Buble By Invitation perfume.
I get SO many compliments on it any time I wear it.
The best part is that it wearw really well. Throughout the day when the scent changes it still smells really nice.
My mom is really picky with being allergic to most scents but this one she can be around all day and loves. That is really good for me.
So interesting. I love the relation on how you view color. I never thought of it that way. 😊
so here's my version (I am not blind but I have a visual processing disorder called Irlens syndrome which means I get really overstimulated by light)
Turquoise: A calming colour that reminds me of freshness and cotton (like the scent) It is very bright to me, but at the same time is not over stimulating. The same as molly it also reminds me of the water when you are on a cruise ship pulling away from the dock when it becomes oxygenated and leaves swirls of blue and white. Cruises are peaceful to me so that's why I associate that with such.
Hot Pink: heat and summer, as well as carnivals because carnival is bright and energetic. It also reminds me of watermelon, cotton candy and bubble-gum. Personally, Pink in any way is not a calming colour or a preference as its very bright meaning it can be overwhelming for me to see. Magenta gives me the same sorta vibes, but instead of a hot summers day I get an evening after a hot day.
Purple: The colour of Irlens syndrome (it is the colour of my filters as well as dark grey). It reminds me of mystery and Halloween, dusk and autumn. It is also a very calming colour but also very suffocating and powerful (This is because I had it on my walls for ages). It also reminds me of perfume and makeup, as well as enchantment and witches. It also reminds me of depression and heaviness, slumber or a numb exhaustion.
Neon's: Personally I hate neon any colour simply because its what I associate with being overstimulated, just a sea of senseless colour with no way out. It is stressful and bright, which is why I hate summer lol.
Pastels: Calming but also weakness and watered down. Like a sunset or sunrise, very floral and feminine but at the same time lo-fi and relaxation
Yellow: Reminds me of warmth but also over stimulation (basically any warm tone is stressful for me) but also sunflowers and sunlight. It reminds me of school because of yellow highlighters, and just summer in general. Also of spices and far east cultures.
Baby Blue: A very calm , cooling colour. Reminds me of the sky and reading, as well as a cloudless day. It also reminds me of cotton smells again and candles. It also reminds me of bathing and healing.
Electric blue: Night time and the peace that follows a night out. Winter wonderland in London and the idea of an evening after a hot summers day again. It also reminds me of Disney because of Disneyland Paris 25th anniversary used a lot of electric blue.
Gold: Richness and prosperity as well as winning and stardom. Also reminds me of Egypt and eye shadow. Sandy deserts and beaches, as well as decadent desserts.
Silver: Coolness and ice as well as hot metal and cars. It also reminds me of straws or cups and plates that you get in an American style diner. Old hollywood movies and theatre comes to mind as well.
Im not gonna do them all but this could be a fun video idea for even sighted people just to see how different people have different feelings towards colours. As someone with a disorder that changes my perception of colours it could be an interesting thing for me to look into as well. THANKS MOLLY
Beautiful descriptions of colors. This was great.
You are so frickin incredible. You have such great style you would think you can remember color because your taste your style your interior decorating it is ALLL just so classy so perfect and so impeccable I love ya so much and am inspired by you every day
Molly: *has halloween trauma*
Also Molly: "I don't really know why I don't like orange"
Omg though it's subconscious I'm sure she would agree this is why.
This was fascinating!! I'm sighted and I've always had trouble describing colors, but the way you describe them make so much sense to me. I could see, feel and smell everything you were describing. I'll have to think on this more to see what memories colors conjure up for me. It is definitely based on experiences. Black makes me think of Friesian horses. Big, powerful, beautiful, hairy, the smell and sound. Or it makes me think of moonlit nights in a snowy forest. This is fun!
I love how you described what you think of for each of the colors, shades, and tones.
ready for my weekend dose of Molly :)
I loved this video! So interesting and I loved your associations 🥰
It actually made me feel a bit sad when you said you’ve never seen stars, I couldn’t explain to you why. I guess it’s because a night sky full of stars as always been something so comforting and amazing to me. I never realised some people were missing on these, but you still seem to associate it in your mind with a good emotion so it made me smile ✨
Thank you for sharing this, it was really nice to watch!
Well this is quite interesting, I lost all my vision suddenly at 13, and I’m 19 now. I can still recall all color, and have retained vision in my dreams. I cant see people that I didn’t see before I lost my vision, but it’s just like I can see everything, but once I look at them I don’t see them, I just am aware that that they are there and who they are
Synesthesia isn’t actually a bad thing when you may not have sight. People who live with it as an adaptation have a unique experience of the world. Alot of us wonder what it would feel like to be her or to have different senses and we will actually seek out experiences that allow us to sense the world differently. I was eating at a restaurant the other day where all the dishes mixed sights, textures and smells that relate to fall and brought other senses, even a sense of time into what might otherwise only be about the sense of taste, to me it was an example of how people strive to bring experiences from one space into another and people like her may get to experience that in a way most people never can. I love the idea of sharing how we experience differently to both promote understanding and awareness but also to make people see the strength and value in their unique experience and enrich the lives of those who have a different experience. It shows the strength of human adaptation and makes life feel alot more diverse and that’s very inspirational.
So glad I found your channel a few years ago. You've definitely become one of my favorite TH-camrs!
The opening with mama bee talking with molly and molly face filling joy is just the most Holcombe thing ever
I'm obsessed with colors. I knew colors before I could speak. I love color theory now. But I have never really thought about this part of color, because it's so visual for me. Thanks Molly, I loved this!
I am sighted. I took a colors study class. We were assigned to to a color combo project. Everyone mostly related the color combos to food. Such as cinnamon toast, Supreme Pizza, Pepperoni pizza, icecream shop, garden salad 🥗.
Our teacher said perhaps everyone should have lunch BEFORE class! LOL.
💛☀️Yellow feels like such a nostalgic colour to me! It makes me think of daydreams, and sunshine, and road trips. It reminds me of memories and sunflowers and grandma’s house. Yellow also reminds me of denim 💛🧡 one of my favourite colours
Huh, I'd always assumed that since you lost sight progressively that you still had some memory of what things look like. It never even occurred to me that you might not retain visual memory. Thanks for busting that particular myth for me!
Just from reading the comments, it appears that for some people, they can retain it for quite a while and for others, not so much.
Very true, everyone's experience is different! Always good to be reminded of that.