Sherman Inc Dot Com HOME ABOUT CONTACT Why Do Colors Matter? Published by chutton on August 25 Have you ever wondered why Facebook is blue or why stop signs are red? The truth is colors have a very real impact on the way we think and feel. Have you ever noticed when you drove past a McDonald’s or Wendy’s and felt hungry all of a sudden but didn’t think you were? That’s because the color red appeals to your appetite and symbolizes action or strong emotion. What about the color blue? The ocean tends to make us calm and think about relaxing but it’s not just the sound of the waves crashing against the shore or the bird flying over head. The color blue make us feel peaceful and relaxed in the right setting. A couple years ago I designed a website for a finance company without knowing a whole lot about colors affecting us. As site progressed I had to change the color scheme to a green and gold. Come to find out certain shades of green portray wealth and gold portrays sophistication, which works great for an older demographic with money. Here’s a fun video about how colors affect your mood. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItNMWHYZVI”] Sources: The Psychology of Colour | Feb 2012 http://theultralinx.com/2012/02/psychology-colour-infographic/ Color Psychology http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html Categories: MARKETING 0 Comments Leave a Reply Name * Email * Website What's on your mind? SHORTCUT LINKS VELIT MAURIS ENTUM FEUIS ALIQUAM MASSA EGESTAS QUAM AENEAN LIGULA DAPIBUS AT DOLOR MOLESTIE ID VESTIBULUM WELCOME Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer sit amet fermentum lectus. Phasellus nunc est, pharetra a eros a, accumsan iaculis lacus. Mauris diam augue, efficitur sed pharetra id, laoreet eget tellus. Integer at cursus leo. Sed at placerat sapien. Proin commodo justo vitae nulla euismod, quis tincidunt diam cursus. Donec vel tristique lacus. Fusce sodales purus a vehicula elementum. Cras ut consequat est, id ornare nisi. Fusce tincidunt urna sem, sed vestibulum libero convallis a. Maecenas neque turpis, porttitor efficitur nisl a, eleifend hendrerit velit. Integer tempor nec tellus vitae sollicitudin. Nunc bibendum ante id neque placerat ultricies. A BIT ABOUT ME ABOUT US BLOG BRANDS CONTACT US HOME WISHLIST Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle