Does color convey mood? Although I feel the energy when I see orange paired
with red as in this photo I took of my neighbor’s tree, enhanced to see the
colors better:
I have no idea whether that is because it’s different than
the summer colors, or if it’s truly because of the colors themselves. I would have liked a little more empirical
evidence than a couple of drawings in a book I read on Visual Message Design.That said, here’s a picture
from http://aroundtheedges.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/singing-the-blues/
that was drawn expressly to convey the “blues,” a music form that sprang out of
a need to deal with loneliness and despair. And here’s another that portrays
the individual energy of Ma Rainey, legendary blues singer:
Note the use of oranges and reds to denote the energy and
joie de vivre (http://www.calliope.org/images/blues.gif).
To me, the blue-green-purple colors represent the quiet calm
of undersea reef
Not really an aloofness or aloneness, maybe a calmness. A
final photo might be this one:
Which conveys a sense of sorrow, hope, and relentless
determination all at the same time.
I would like to know more about the use of color to convey
mood. Anyone with more information, please post!
