Color Color and more Color

In: Culture Graphic Design (general) Humor

4 May 2010

XKCD performed a lovely survey of his readers on color perception.

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which made mention of the below humorous comic from Doghouse Diaries.

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which inspired xkcd to use the same presentation for his real-world results:

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Also, Mike Lewis sent me a link to the below “Coulours in Cultures” wheel by Information is Beautiful.

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Which reminded me of Cymbolism’s survey and graphs of colors and emotions:

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