The Koa Journal

Shade of the day no. 29: Tickle Me Pink, hex #FC89AC
6 pink colour pairings that always work
6 pink colour pairings that always work, with hex codes: pink and gold, sage, lilac, turquoise, orange and more. For notes, planners and rooms. Read more...
Cameo Pink shade of the day card with Koa the pink koala
Can a costume help you study? Koa tries on 4 Halloween looks (and checks the science)
Witch hat, ghost, bat or pink pumpkin? Koa checks what science really says about clothes and studying (spoiler: the famous lab coat study did not replicate) and turns her outfit... Read more...
Koa the pink koala with Puce pink, shade of the day no. 23
A pink Halloween study desk: 7 cosy, cheap ideas (Koa-approved)
Not scary, not orange overload: Koa's pink Halloween desk setup, almost all of it free or already in your room. Free printables included until 31 October. Read more...
Mountbatten Pink #997A8D, Pinkoa shade of the day no. 22
90 shades of pink: names and hex codes we love
90 shades of pink with names and hex codes: from baby pink and blush to fuchsia and magenta. Copy the codes for your notes, designs and study desk. Read more...
Pink Lace, shade of the day no. 21, on a pink Koa card
Halloween study breaks: 8 cosy ideas that actually recharge you
Short breaks really do help you feel less tired. Here are 8 spooky-cosy, 10-minute break ideas for October study sessions, plus today's shade of pink. Read more...
Piggy Pink, Koa's pink shade of the day no. 20
Cheap DIY Halloween costumes for students (from what's already in your wardrobe)
Witches, ghosts and vampires top the costume charts again, and most of them can be made from things you already own. Koa's low-budget, low-stress costume ideas for students, plus a... Read more...
Orchid Pink #F2BDCD, Koa's shade of the day no. 19, pairs with orange, cream and gold
Why are pumpkins orange? (And yes, pink pumpkins are real)
Pumpkins start out green and turn orange as autumn nights get longer. Koa finds out why, meets two real pink pumpkins, and turns it all into a one-pumpkin-at-a-time study trick. Read more...
Taffy pink #FA86C4 shade card, Koa's shade of the day no. 17
The forgetting curve: why reviewing on day 2, 5 and 10 beats cramming
Forgot the chapter three days later? That's the forgetting curve. Here's what 140 years of memory research says about spacing your reviews, plus Koa's gentle one-week plan and the Leitner... Read more...
Koa's pink shade of the day no. 16 for a cosy dark-evening study session
Spooky-cosy study sounds: what to listen to on dark evenings
The evenings are getting dark, so Koa tested the soundtrack: why lyrics and reading don't mix, what to play instead, and how to make a dark study evening cosy rather... Read more...
Pink shade card no. 15 from Koa's pink shade calendar
Kekri: Finland's own spooky harvest party (where even ghosts get a sauna)
Long before Halloween reached Finland, there was Kekri: an old harvest festival with masked visitors, a horned Kekri buck and a sauna heated for the spirits. Plus a cosy Kekri... Read more...
Watermelon pink shade card no. 14 with Koa the pink koala
Two weeks with Koa: the 5 study ideas we keep coming back to
Koa's study blog is two weeks old. Here are the five ideas she keeps coming back to: short blocks, real breaks, testing yourself, gentle streaks and a cosy desk. Read more...
Koa Pattern Phone Case with pink koala faces
Why pink? What colour psychology says (and doesn't)
Does pink really calm you down or help you focus? Koa looks at the famous Baker-Miller pink experiment, what colour research can honestly say, and how to use pink at... Read more...
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Shades of Pink: 12 posts

Koa's shade of the day, pink palettes and colour pairings, with names and hex codes.