X-cultural Communication 7: Colors Across Cultures

Harald Felgner, PhD
Harald Felgner, PhDEncouraging to cross boundaries: IT vs #Marketing, local vs global, from #Agile to #Innovation in #Xperience #Strategy
Colors X-Culture
What Colors Mean
Image credit: www.flickr.com/haraldfelgner/3645494135 >
X-cultural Communication 7: Colors Across Cultures
10 Cultures Compared
www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures >
X-cultural Communication 7: Colors Across Cultures
Borders, Geographies, or
             Religions?
 http://alwayswithhonor.com/#308787/Color-Culture >
a.  Western/ American
b.  Japanese
c.  Hindu
d.  Native American
e.  Chinese
f.  Asian
g.  Eastern European
h.  Muslim
i.  African
j.  South American
In Detail – 16 Out of 84:
The differences are just amazing; and so are the consistencies … >
Anger is   Red or
           Black
Cold is
Blue
Red,
   Courage is
Yellow Orange
      or
Cowardice is
Yellow
Danger is
Red   or
Yellow
Black, White,
Death is
Silver or
Green
Yellow ,
Energy is
Orange or Red
Evil is
Black
Good luck is   Green or
                  Red
Growth is   Green
Yellow,
Happiness is
Green White or
        ,
Red
Heat is
Red
Illness is
Yellow
Red, Green,
Love is
Yellow, or Blue
Loyalty is
  Blue
Truce is
White or
Silver
10 Cultures Compared
www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures >
X-cultural Communication 7: Colors Across Cultures
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