Web Design Colors and Culture

Monday, September 21, 2009
By Yorgo Nestoridis
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Web Design Colors and Culture

Beyond personal preferences, colors need to be selected in function of the target audience of a web site. Market assessment will imply cultural elements which will impact on the choice of colors.

Many cultures attribute special meanings or cult to colors. Here are some of the most common ones:

Red

China: Good luck, celebration, summoning
Cherokees: Success, triumph
India: Purity
South Africa: Color of mourning
Russia: Bolsheviks and Communism
Eastern: Worn by brides
Western: Excitement, danger, love, passion, stop, Christmas (with green)

Red

Red


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Author: Yorgo Nestoridis, Media Marketing & Publishing, Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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