“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple
Color plays a vitally important role in the world in which we live. Color can sway thinking, change actions, and cause reactions. It can irritate or soothe your eyes, raise your blood pressure or suppress your appetite. When used in the right ways, color can even save on energy consumption.
As a powerful form of communication, color is irreplaceable. Red means “stop” and green means “go.” Traffic lights send this universal message. Likewise, the colors used for a product, web site, business card, or logo cause powerful reactions. Color Matters!
“Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint.
― Pablo Picasso
Here are some real beautiful songs for you to help you unlock your creativity and discover the magic in the color!
After the Big Wet by Brenda Gael Smith
Andy Gilmore
Annette Guerrero
Art Deco Pattern, c1928, André Durenceau, Hans Carl Perleberg
Calendar illustration by Paul Ibou, 1963
Charles Arnoldi
City and Colour poster by Hannes Beer
Dekoplus fabric from the Netherlands circa late 1960s, at Brisbane fabric shop Funky Fabrix
Detail of visual identity for Pigmentpol by FELD and ATMO
Michael Thompson aka Freestylee
Georg Karl Pfahler
Gift wrap by Kelly Hyatt | Lagom Design
Guy Matchoro ~ Dreaming of Paris, 2012 (oil)
Hand painted and digital piece – Sarah Bagshaw
Ingela Håkansson
Jurriaan Schrofer – 1962
Linefall by Fabrizio Rainieri
Logan’s Run
Marimekko print
Methane Studios
MWM Graphics | Matt W. Moore
Nicolass Warb (1906-1957)
Olivo by Akamundo
Pattern in Islamic Art – PIA 027
Project #icandoit365 – Get Art Here
Salone Internazionale del Mobile (1984)
“Shattered” – from I Need Nice Things
Stephen Ormandy
TIM BISKUP – VILLAGE – MYTH TRANSFER SERIE
Inspired by:
http://www.colormatters.com/ (for the text)
Most of the images were found at Andrew Trute at http://pinterest.com/apbt63/
