True Colors Infographic - Breakdown of Color Preferences by Gender. From the day that babies are brought home and cradled in their pink or blue blankets, implications have been made about gender and color. While there are no concrete rules about what colors are exclusively feminine or masculine, there have been studies conducted over the past seven decades that draw some generalizations. Let’s take a look at what they say about color and gender. Click on the graphic below for an enlarged view: View an enlarged version of this infographic » Click here for a .pdf version of this infographic. Blue is the most popular color for both men and women.The most unpopular color for men is brown.The most unpopular color for women is orange.This data should only be used as an initial starting point if it is going to be used to drive a design.
About The Author: Sean Work is the marketing coordinator at KISSmetrics. The Color Wheel and Color Theory. Color is such a vast and variable element that it can be difficult to cover it fully in any one post. It can also be a little overwhelming when trying to implement it into your designs. Below are some sample color palettes, taken from classic color theory based combinations.
The color wheel is one of the first places I turn for color inspiration and guidance when choosing a color scheme. Color charts and pre-made palettes are nice, but the color wheel is simple and easy to understand and use. Complementary Combinations Complementary colors are easy to pick out; they are hues that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Red and Green Red and green is one of the more difficult combinations to work with because it tends to remind everyone of Christmas. Yellow and Purple For a richer twist, try making the yellow more of a gold. Blue and Orange Blue and orange are a very bold combination. Triad Combinations Split Complementary Double Complementary Things to Remember or Expert Advice. Multicolr Search Lab - Idée Inc. Color Scheme Designer 3. Flickr Color Selectr. Name that Color - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag. Post-it Art : Productivity in Many Wonderful Colors by COLOURlovers.
In the corporate world, climbing ladders and shaking hands run simultaneous. Between lunches, dinners, and meetings, something had to surface among the numbing UV lights of the office to keep everything in line. The Post-it Note, a small square with re-adhearable adhesive on the back, was one such answer. The three-inch bright yellow square was employed as a reminder, a note, or for organization... But some don't see it as only a productivity tool... they see it as a medium for colorful art. Even on 3M's corporate site the Post-it Notes are sold with the slogan "So express yourself in color. " by lightwerk "TO DO" is a project by the New York based public art collaborative, Illegal Art. By Nicolas Rudelle by ih8gates Read the post-it mosaic howto [updated] for instructions on how to recreate this style of art. by Joshua Field by misocrazy by Sidereal by benvolut by bwillen 34 Colors and 8 Palettes of Post-it Notes Some Post-it Colour Inspiration:
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