Blue I think is a better "default" then red.

boxes.py

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class Boxes(object):
         return c + s["bl"] + s["top"] * self.size + s["br"] + r + self.nl
 
     @staticmethod
-    def alert(message, length=0, pad=2, width=78, base="red", style=1):
+    def alert(message, length=0, pad=2, width=78, base="blue", style=1):
         """
         Display alert message