Red ink has always been a color that I associate with mistakes and corrections. The sight of a paper covered in red marks can instantly bring back memories of low grades, harsh comments, and a sense of failure. The big red circle around a low grade at the top of the paper, the huge (well, they looked big) negative marks that took away points, and the comments - OH! - the comments of the teacher in red. For many of us, that color has marked us as something wrong in a condescending way.