Colour theory - Understanding the psychology of colours
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Connecting to people and getting your message across is often linked to emotions. Thanks to some extraordinary pictures from Flickr contributors this presentation brings the 'tell then show' principle alive showing how colours connect to feelings.
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- 1. 50 shades of colour UNDERSTANDING COLOUR PSYCHOLOGY
- 5. HUES ARE TRUE NO BLACK OR WHITE ADDED ! Katey
- 11. RED IS A STIMULANT AND IS INHERENTLY EXCITING
- 12. Mike Stride
- 13. RED THE MORE RED, THE MORE ENERGY AND PASSION
- 14. Elido Turco
- 15. RED A HINT OF RED IMMEDIATELY FOCUSES ATTENTION ON A PARTICULR ELEMENT
- 17. ORANGE IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL COLOUR SPARKING A REAL LOVE OR HATE RESPONSE
- 18. ! Don Miller
- 19. ORANGE IS THE MOST VISIBLE COLOUR IN THE SPECTRUM AND IS OFTEN USED AS A WARNING
- 20. Val Kerry
- 21. ORANGE CAN BE FUN AND FLAMBOYANT RADIATES WARMTH AND ENERGY STIMULATES APPETITE AND ACTIVITY
- 22. Nick Harris
- 23. YELLOW IS OPTIMISTIC, ENLIGHTENING AND HAPPY
- 24. Rob Gallop
- 25. YELLOW CARRIES THE PROMISE OF A POSITIVE FUTURE
- 27. YELLOW ADVANCES FROM SURROUNDING COLOURS INSTILLING OPTIMISM AND ENERGY, SPARKING CREATIVE ENERGY
- 28. Matt
- 29. GREEN OCCUPIES MORE SPACE IN THE VISUAL SPECTRUM THAN ANY OTHER COLOUR
- 30. jonesylife
- 31. GREEN IS SECOND ONLY TO BLUE AS A FAVOURITE COLOUR
- 32. Dawn Perry
- 33. GREEN ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NATURE GIVES IT A CALMING EFFECT AND IS OFTEN USED IN INTERIOR DESIGN
- 34. Ikhlasul Amal
- 35. BLUE IS SEEN AS TRUSTWORTHY, DEPENDABLE, COMMITTED
- 36. US Air Force
- 37. BLUE IS THE COLOUR OF THE OCEAN AND SKY AND IS SEEN AS A CONSTANT IN OUR LIVES
- 38. Phil Snyder
- 39. BLUE INVOKES REST AND CAN STIMULATE CALMING HORMONES
- 40. Moyan Brenn
- 41. PURPLE GIVES A SENSE OF MYSTICAL AND ROYAL QUALITIES
- 42. Tom Bricker
- 43. PURPLE IS OFTEN LIKED BY VERY CREATIVE AND ECCENTRIC TYPES (AND ADOLESCENT TEENAGERS)
- 44. Jacques Holst
- 45. PURPLE UPLIFTS WHILE CALMING THE MIND AND NERVES
- 46. Trey Ratcliff
- 47. PINK BRIGHTER PINKS ARE YOUTHFUL, FUN AND EXCITING
- 48. ! Karen McCown
- 49. PINK IS SENSUAL AND PASSIONATE WITHOUT BEING TOO AGGRESSIVE
- 51. PINK IS ASSOCIATED WITH ROMANCE AND CAN ENCOURAGE ACTION AND CONFIDENCE
- 52. alister
- 53. WHITE PROJECTS PURITY AND CLEANLINESS
- 54. Barbara
- 55. WHITE SYMBOLISES NEUTRALITY AND SAFETY
- 56. poetry2capullet
- 57. WHITE EVOKES CLARITY, PURIFICATION AND NEW BEGINNINGS
- 58. ! peasap
- 59. GREY IS THE COLOUR OF INTELLECT, KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM
- 60. Griffin Stewart
- 61. GREY IS PERCEIVED AS LONG-LASTING, CLASSIC, SLEEK AND REFINED IT IS SEEN AS DIGNIFIED, CONSERVATIVE AND CARRYING AUTHORITY
- 62. Adrien Mogenet
- 63. GREY IS UNSETTLING AND CREATES EXPECTATIONS
- 64. Trey Ratcliff
- 65. BLACK IS AUTHORITATIVE AND POWERFUL AND CAN EVOKE STRONG EMOTIONS
- 67. BLACK REPRESENTS A LACK OF COLOUR, A VOID, EMPTINESS IT EVOKES A SENSE OF POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY
- 68. ! Richard Smith
- 69. BLACK EVOKES AN AURA OF MYSTERY, INCONSPICUOUSNESS AND EMPTINESS
- 71. Doug Wheller pinfographics THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR A GUIDE FOR DESIGNERS CAME FROM idea WHERE THIS Pinterest THANKS
- 72. Doug Wheller SHOW, DON’T TELL FROM HERE ideaTHIS ALSO CAME Bruce Kasanoff THANKS
- 74. きうこ THANK YOU FLICKR ALL PAGES LINK TO THE AMAZING PHOTGRAPHERS CREDITED IN THIS PRESENTATION