The use of the color code in the notes facilitates the study

Colors help structure concepts and rank ideas in the brain

The BIC® stationery expert recommends using color coding to organize notes taken in class as it makes studying easier. Colors are used to group concepts and rank ideas, that is, associate a color with each type of data.

How does the color code work?

blue for text

black for titles

red for what is important

Green for pending things

Red is the best chromaticism to stimulate memory due to its striking hue and for this reason it is ideal for keywords. Blue is the color that 80% of Spaniards use for their notes, for this reason, it is the most popular for the body of the text. Black gives visibility and enhances the headlines of our notes. Green is a color without stridency and is associated with nature and calm, so it does not invite stress when used to mark what is pending.

However, taking notes in an orderly and structured way with the use of color coding can make us waste time, even stress us out, having to constantly and quickly change pens. For this reason, BIC® has a classic that provides an easy and pragmatic solution: BIC® 4 Colors. BIC® 4 Colors is four long-lasting pens in one. Why accumulate pens and weight in our case if there is BIC® 4 Colors? Even if you want to give your notes a more fashionable and casual look, BIC® 4 Colors Fun gives you the chance to write with pink, purple, turquoise and lime green ink.

Using the color code helps to memorize, in addition to stimulating and motivating us to study the notes taken in college or high school. Colors break the monotony of a text and information is retained more quickly. When we introduce color on paper, we activate the creative side of the brain. During this process of personalizing our annotations we are already processing the speech in our mind.

However, color should be used sparingly: if we abuse it, it can distract us from our focus, instead of bringing creativity and order to the notes. Something similar happens with underlining, which can alternate between thin and thick underlining, depending on the relevance of the idea or word, but if everything is underlined, nothing stands out, and it doesn’t help to process the information properly.