Blue Part 2
2nd edition — by Patrick McNeil — May. 26, 2006
The Design Element
Good old trusty blue. Having just written about the boldness of red I
can't help but notice the extreme passiveness of blue. It is like the opposite
of red in so many ways. It is diplomatic, passive, and far from confrontational.
I have always known that color choice was incredibly important, but the more
I write these commentaries, and view these sets of sites I really start to
see how it can play such a key role in communicating your message. Color
theory is so much more then mixing colors!
Enjoy the blueness!
Connotations of blue : Patriotism, stability, power, trustworthiness,
conservative, water, coolness, fun, cold, defeat, trouble, calm, strong,
steadfast, light, friendly, confident, safe, corporate, intelligence, unity,
sad, depression, old-fashioned, mourning, richness, superiority, truthful,
loyal, faithful, noble, scholarly, unexpected, harmony, unity, clean, and
technology.
Sample Usage
Links
Genopal (Color pallet creation software)
COLOURlovers (Excellent color pallet collections)
Kuler - pallet builder from Adobe /
ColorBlender.com (The
best tool I have found for easily creating beautiful color pallets)
Great color browsing resource (Named colors, by hue, etc)
Color
Scheme Generator
Color
Blender (On MeyerWeb)
Color In Motion
Color Schemer Online v2
Color Schemer Gallery
Color Symbolism
