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why are these 4 colors so dominant among company logos??
I mean sure they are primary colors and all, but it still seems a bit odd to me.
http://www.fayerwayer.com/up/2007/04...ndows-logo.jpg
https://securepics.ebaystatic.com/aw..._SV_260x45.gif
http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif
there are probably more...
They stand out well against each other without conflicing each other.
You mean like in your sig ?Quote:
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no my signature uses no yellow and has purple... totally different ;)
Cause Lucky Charms were a very popular cereal for our generation and subconsciously, we identify with the colors of the marshmallows:
Red Balloons
Green Clovers
Blue Moons (originally yellow, but changed to blue)
Yellow Pots of Gold (Formerly the moon color)
Purple Horseshoes. You're a victim and didn't even know it.Quote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
I don't buy that reasoning.. red balloons were NOT part of the original cereal ;)
If you look at the history of the colors in Lucky Charms, you can target a demographic by simply adding the corresponding color to your company Logo.Quote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
What about the yellow thumb ? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
Perhaps, because primary colors are the easiest to retain true among various printing and display devices (and color bit-depths)... just a guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by kleinma
They just look pleasing to the eye. It is risky though i have seen some companies adopt these colors and have their logo look tacky!
If you look hard enough you can probably find enough company logos to support this theory for any non-clashing combination of colours.
Blue(ish) seems to be more common.
http://www.epiphan.com/customers/images/IBM.jpg
http://www.epiphan.com/customers/images/hp.jpg
http://scotu.netsons.org/blog/wp-content/intel-logo.gif
http://www.epiphan.com/customers/images/boeing.gif
http://www.epiphan.com/customers/ima...upstk_cyan.jpg
http://www.epiphan.com/customers/images/Nokia_logo2.jpg
http://www.epiphan.com/customers/ima...go-Philips.jpg
http://www.synergy.gs/images/Cisco_Systems_logo-1.png
The RGBY theme may most likely be a fad that goes away after a while.
Dont you remember the color-wheel and opposing colors from art class?
Triadic...
We all ate lucky charms, the color wheel is to art and marketing as what your 7 year old lemonade stand is to economics and advanced economics.