Thursday, March 6th
Color Symbolism: What do colors mean to us?
Red - bold, strong, powerful, hot, fight
Orange - adventure, acting, storytelling
Yellow - bright, happy, shining
Green - happy, great, jolly, sick
Blue - calm, relaxing, soft, flowing
Purple - royal, rich, fancy, Teletubbies
Pink - girly, warm, love, cotton candy
Brown - happy, muddy, dirty, gross
Black - strong, heavy, evil, rich, bold, rebellious, dark, comforting
Grey - dull, plain, rough, hardy, between good and evil
White - purity, light, empty, blank, relaxing
Orange - adventure, acting, storytelling
Yellow - bright, happy, shining
Green - happy, great, jolly, sick
Blue - calm, relaxing, soft, flowing
Purple - royal, rich, fancy, Teletubbies
Pink - girly, warm, love, cotton candy
Brown - happy, muddy, dirty, gross
Black - strong, heavy, evil, rich, bold, rebellious, dark, comforting
Grey - dull, plain, rough, hardy, between good and evil
White - purity, light, empty, blank, relaxing
Color Symbolism in the US
Color in Advertising
Cross-cultural Color Symbolism
- Blue, red and green are the most popular colors worldwide, with blue the overall winner.
- Yellow, orange, brown and purple are the least favorite colors worldwide, with yellow the overall least favorite.
- Blue is the favorite color of more than half of the world’s people, with 42% of males and 30% of females citing blue as their top colour choice.
- 23% of people over the age of 50 prefer green, whereas that number drops to 14% among those under 50.
- Women have a larger preference than men for the red part of the color spectrum, including purple.
- Orange is increasingly disliked by both men and women as they age.
Symmetry and Beauty
We associate a variety of psychological qualities with this type of symmetry. The image may feel peaceful, calm, stable, harmonious, or grounded. Images with symmetrical balance tend to create feelings of order, tradition, classicism, formality, and constancy.
Facial Symmetry
Which in each series of faces is the most attractive? Which do you trust? How do the others make you feel?
Try this yourself in PhotoBooth on a Mac or click here to try it on a PC.
Try this yourself in PhotoBooth on a Mac or click here to try it on a PC.
Perfect symmetry sometimes can look static, artificial, and boring. Subtle differences between the two sides add interest, allowing the eye at first to appreciate the overall balance of similarity and then move on to explore the intricate differences between the halves.