Posts Tagged ‘color meaning’
Colorgraphically Speaking–Meaning of Grey
March 18th, 2012 | 
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Along with the colorgraphically speaking infographic, I have a lot to say about grey today. Grey is known as the designer’s workhorse. Workhorse because achromatic grey is ironically masterful at playing chameleon. How so, you ask?
Tranquil Mood Color Palette
I was remiss in posting last Colorgraphical Word Wednesday. So, I owe ya a word. Or two. Or Three. Or four. . . five. Because sometimes it helps to have color spelled out for you.
Colorgraphically Speaking – Green
“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.” — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Differentiating violet from purple proves to be a bit of a challenge even for us! Kelly, Rachel, and I get together to discuss this intriguing range of colors in an effort to better understand where — or if — they reside on the visible spectrum. Purple is known as the perfect balance between red and blue. That nurtures many common color associations both positive and negative and extremely diverse from rock-and-roll royalty like Prince and Stevie Nicks to blue-haired older women and nursing homes.
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"Color is a philosophy."
— Frank Mahnke
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