All Shades Of Green Part 2
2nd edition — by Patrick McNeil — Mar. 17, 2006
The Design Element
Green is such a popular color, it is in fact the first section of Design
Meltdown to get a second edition. Something I planned for from the beginning
but had yet to do. With so many subjects it is hard to get back to one that
has already been covered. But, in honor of St. Patrick's day, I couldn't
resist doing something green.
Green is one of those colors that somehow manages to offer a wide variety
of usage and overall feel. By that I mean that it seems to be a really flexible
color. You can get a lime green that really pops, a deep green like a cozy
forest, or a grayish green that feels really subdued. It is a fresh and lively
color and this perhaps accounts for the main reason it is used so widely.
Take a look at the abundance of samples and see how green has been put to
use!
Connotations of green: Nature, environment, money, wealth,
family, harmony, health, peace, posterity, soothing, relaxing, springtime,
youth, humor, fun, happiness, life, growth, jealousy, envy, novice, restful,
calming, balance, stability, summer, organic, recycled, plants, trees,
fertility, fresh, good luck, and vigor.
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
