Read Time: 3 min Quotes About the Color PurpleBackground image credit: Ernesto Bruschi Violet has the shortest wavelength of the spectrum. Behind it, the invisible ultraviolet. Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. Poor violet, violated for a rhyme.Derek Jarmen, English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author, 1942–1994 Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. Poor violet, violated […]
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Read Time: 4 min There is a reason blue is named most often as a favorite color. Blue is the color of the sea, sky, and blue jeans. See pictures with the best quotes about blue.
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Color Quotes Graphics: Wittgenstein to Zwart“Black seems to make a colour cloudy, but darkness doesn’t. A ruby could thus keep getting darker without ever becoming cloudy; but if it became blackish red, it would become cloudy.” — Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher, 1889-1951Image credit: Sensational Color“Imagine someone pointing to a place in the iris […]
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Color Quotes Graphics: Van Gogh to Wilde“Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.” — Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter, 1853–1890Image credit: Sensational Color“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day,” — Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter, 1853–1890Image credit: Sensational Color“The Mediterranean has the […]
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George Bernard Shaw to the Pop of Color Quote by UnknownThese shareable graphics include two of my favorites, which are both from unknown sources — Why Color? and Be a Pop of Color quote and many more from famous people like Frank Sinatra, John Sloan, and Zoltan Szabo.“Don’t order any black things. Rejoice in his […]
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Read Time: 11 min Understanding the color characteristics of hue value chroma allows you to be better at selecting precisely the right colors & creating harmonious color schemes.
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Color Quote Graphics: Delaunay to Francis“The sea a dark greenish blue like a fig.” — Eugene Delacroix, one of the leading artists of the French Romantic period, 1798-1863Image credit: Sensational Color“First of all, I always see the sun! The way I want to identify myself and others is with halos here and there halos, movements […]
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Color Quote Graphics: Close to Delacroix“At the same time that I’m finding the color world I want, I’m also trying to make the imagery, you know, by the nature of the strokes themselves.” — Chuck Close, American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits, b. 1940Image credit: Sensational Color“I […]
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Read Time: 2 min If it weren’t for fall colors I’m not sure that I could ever let go of the long, hot, glorious days of summer and accept the daylight scarce, frigid days of winter. There is just something about the bright blue sky, warm sunshine and explosion of red, orange and gold that keeps me from completely […]
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Quotes About ColorWe’ve forever been enchanted and moved by the power of color, and artists, writers, musicians, scientists, and philosophers have left behind thought-provoking perspectives on color. In my lifelong love affair with color, quotes have inspired, challenged, and delighted me. I hope you enjoy these quotes about color as much as I do.The Ultimate […]
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Color Terminology GlossaryIntroduction to the color terminology glossary filled with definitions to a wide range of words related to color. Click on the letter below to go directly to that point in the Color Terminology Glossary ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ AAchromatic: free of color, without color, colorless. Achromatic is used to describe the absence of any hue. Examples […]
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Color Around the WorldNaturally occurring or crafted by human hands, let’s take a moment to appreciate the glory of all of the colorful places around the world and the hues that surround us everyday. It inspires. It soothes. It excites. No matter the context, color infuses every aspect of our lives!Colorful Place Around the WorldMother […]
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Colors for BusinessEvery decision a business makes – whether it’s for a logo, website, advertising, product, descriptions and package – must factor in color, the effects that color has on their audience and color trends as well. The first rule of marketing is to know your audience. Okay, it’s the second and third rule as […]
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Read Time: 9 min Color Meaning of White Explained; symbolism, psychology, word associations, intrigue facts about white and how to use the purist of colors effectively.
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Read Time: 6 min Color Wheel and Color RelationshipsWhether you want to learn to mix paint or put together harmonious color schemes, you must understand color relationships. An excellent way to see color relationships is to look at the color wheel.The placement of the colors around the wheel is not random. The spectral order (like the rainbow) of colors […]
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Color Explained ™TMColor theory is about so much more than the color wheel. To truly understand how to use color, you must begin by understanding individual colors. Then you will be able to create harmonious color schemes easily. When it comes to using colors, you don’t need to know anything about color theory to produce […]
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Read Time: 5 min Creating Color HarmonyPutting together harmonious color combinations begins with understanding how we see colors and the relationships of each hue to one another. A good way to see color relationships is to look at the color wheel.The placement of the colors around the wheel are not random. They are arranged in spectral order (like the […]
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Read Time: 9 min Flowers, especially roses, convey our many emotions for each other. Be it “I love you” or “I’m sorry,” sending roses is the perfect way to lift someone and send a message you may be reluctant to say. How simple and wonderful it is to say, “Thanks so much!” by simply picking up the phone and […]
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Read Time: 7 min What do you think of the Color of the Year for 2019?The answer depends on which color you consider the Color of the Year.A decade ago, the color Pantone put forth was the one that most people thought of when they heard “Color of the Year.” With many other companies jumping on this idea, Pantone’s […]
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Read Time: 2 min If you said, “Palm Springs”, until recently the first things that popped into my head after beautiful surroundings and nice weather were golf and old Hollywood. Considering I’m a lousy golfer and not much of a gambler Palm Springs wasn’t on my mental list of “places I’d like to revisit” but today I officially welcome […]
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