1. A method comprising: (a) receiving at a communications terminal a message and an indication of one of hue, saturation, and brightness, wherein the indication is associated with the message; and (b) displaying at the communications terminal a picture, wherein one of hue, saturation, and brightness of the displayed picture is modified based on the received indication; wherein the picture is displayed as a notification of receipt of the message; wherein the one of the hue, saturation, and brightness of the displayed picture is modified by the communications terminal; and wherein the indication is received from a communications network element.