Tamara's Blog » colour http://tamaraauer.edublogs.org E-Learning Design and E-Learning Experiences Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:45:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Visual Hierarchy and The Psychology of Colour http://tamaraauer.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/visual-hierarchy-and-the-psychology-of-colour/ http://tamaraauer.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/visual-hierarchy-and-the-psychology-of-colour/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:07:35 +0000 tamaraauer http://tamaraauer.edublogs.org/?p=46 Visual hierarchy is what a learner sees first. This has an impact on learners as what they see first is also what they concentrate on and what grabs their attention is what they focus on. Ideally I would like to be able to dictate in my design, what the learner sees first.

 

The Psychology of Colour

 

BLUE

Blue projects the idea of being under control, being calm and collected.

RED

Red is a hot colour and denotes the idea of danger

 

Choose colours to convey the following:

 

 

Aggression RED

 

Friendly PURPLE

 

Solid ORANGE

 

Weak CREAM

 

Serious GREY

 

Depressed GREEN/BLUE

 

 

The colour quiz

ColorQuiz.com
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