{"id":1086,"date":"2011-01-28T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T21:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2015-02-17T16:51:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T21:51:10","slug":"color-wise-influential-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/2011\/color-wise-influential-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Influence of Color &#8211; Color Psychology and the Subconscious"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We live in a world of <span style=\"color: #339966;\">C<\/span>o<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">l<\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">o<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">r<\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Everywhere you look color is influencing us consciously and subconsciously; naturally and synthetically: The blue sky, the green forests, the red stop sign, the green light. Color stimulates our emotions and motivates our decisions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>In this article we will investigate what some colors represent and how they can be used in your design.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Marketing and advertising employs the knowledge and practice of color psychology in its work to drive results. The main purpose of an ad is to motivate the viewer to take a course of action designated by the advertiser. Whether the <em>call to action<\/em> is to purchase a product, sign up for a contest or simply to modify the perception or mood towards a product or brand, color scheme is key to a successful campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Successful Brand Identity \" href=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/2010\/brand-identity-built-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Color is applied to the shape of a logo to represent an emotion, objective, a meaning, as well as to increase brand recognition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Colors can be presented and visualized as to signify verbs, circumstances, feelings, conditions, environments and objects to name a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4023\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tumblr_mcwek8vIG81rhmwp1o1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Color Wheel Typography - Meaning of Colors\" width=\"600\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tumblr_mcwek8vIG81rhmwp1o1_1280.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tumblr_mcwek8vIG81rhmwp1o1_1280-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Make sure to use color to assist in getting your message across whether you are designing a sell sheet or a logo. Remember to keep in mind the perspective of potential viewers can make a difference in their perception of the design in its entirety. Not every color will affect every individual in the same fashion. It is possible that an individual experienced something involving a particular color and may react very differently from everyone else. It is important to investigate the potential hazardous impact that a color may cause when researching and choosing color schemes. This includes cultures and countries which may have a different meaning of colors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Red<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1101\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/browse.deviantart.com\/?qh=&amp;section=&amp;global=1&amp;q=red#\/d12zf6o\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1101\" title=\"Red_by_lisa91\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Red_by_lisa91.jpg\" alt=\"Red by Lisa91\" width=\"415\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Red_by_lisa91.jpg 415w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Red_by_lisa91-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Red_by_lisa91-60x54.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Red_by_lisa91-150x136.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Love, Warning, Energetic, Leadership, Ambition, Heat, Courage, Passion, Intensity, Aggression, Vibrant, Attention<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Black<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1102\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/browse.deviantart.com\/?q=black&amp;order=11&amp;offset=96#\/d388fku\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1102\" title=\"in_black_and_white_by_bobby_j_lennon-d388fku\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/in_black_and_white_by_bobby_j_lennon-d388fku-675x900.jpg\" alt=\"In Black and White by Bobby_j_lennon-d488fku\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/in_black_and_white_by_bobby_j_lennon-d388fku-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/in_black_and_white_by_bobby_j_lennon-d388fku-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/in_black_and_white_by_bobby_j_lennon-d388fku-60x80.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/in_black_and_white_by_bobby_j_lennon-d388fku-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/in_black_and_white_by_bobby_j_lennon-d388fku.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Power, Authority, Discipline, Confidence, Elegance, Secrecy, Sophisticated, Evil, Depth, Mystery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Blue<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1103\" style=\"width: 559px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/browse.deviantart.com\/?qh=&amp;section=&amp;q=blue#\/d15jyd3\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1103\" title=\"Blue_by_SplutPhoto\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Blue_by_SplutPhoto.jpg\" alt=\"Blue by SplutPhoto\" width=\"559\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Blue_by_SplutPhoto.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Blue_by_SplutPhoto-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Blue_by_SplutPhoto-60x42.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Blue_by_SplutPhoto-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peace, Cold, Water, Loyalty, Corporate, Seriousness, Sky, Authority, Security, Calmness, Productivity, Freedom, Cool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"divider\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Green<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1107\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/browse.deviantart.com\/?q=green&amp;order=9&amp;offset=96&amp;offset=144#\/dpwej3\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1107\" title=\"Green_by_riktorsashen\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Green_by_riktorsashen-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"Green by riktorsashen\" width=\"555\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Green_by_riktorsashen-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Green_by_riktorsashen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Green_by_riktorsashen-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Green_by_riktorsashen-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Green_by_riktorsashen-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Green_by_riktorsashen.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nature, fertility, Vigor, Inexperience, Patience, Growth, Money, Harmony, Refreshing, Health<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Yellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/browse.deviantart.com\/?q=yellow&amp;order=9&amp;offset=72&amp;offset=120#\/d14b5wn\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1108\" title=\"Yellow_Heart_by_XxXBiancaXxX\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Yellow_Heart_by_XxXBiancaXxX.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Heart by XxXBiancaXxX\" width=\"600\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Yellow_Heart_by_XxXBiancaXxX.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Yellow_Heart_by_XxXBiancaXxX-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Yellow_Heart_by_XxXBiancaXxX-60x56.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Yellow_Heart_by_XxXBiancaXxX-150x141.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">In what way do colors affect you? Have you used color in your workspace to help you be more productive?<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please share your comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in a world of Color. Everywhere you look color is influencing us consciously and subconsciously; naturally and synthetically: The blue sky, the green forests, the red stop sign, the green light. Color stimulates our emotions and motivates our decisions. In this article we will investigate what some colors represent and how they can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,1],"tags":[19,27,86,25,13,11,100,101,99,37,4,22,69,87,24,20,12,23,14,41,21,28],"class_list":["post-1086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-color-theory-design-printing","category-graphic-design-resources","category-printing-resources","tag-advertising","tag-brand","tag-brand-identity","tag-branding","tag-cmyk","tag-color","tag-color-psychology","tag-color-theory","tag-color-wheel","tag-custom","tag-design","tag-design-inspiration","tag-indesign","tag-logo","tag-logo-design","tag-marketing","tag-pantone","tag-pantone-matching-system","tag-pms","tag-poster-design","tag-printing","tag-product-marketing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6463,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086\/revisions\/6463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}