Pick a Color

When choosing colors for a layout, some good questions to ask are:

"What 'look' am I going for? Elementary? Sophisticated? Romantic?"

The colors you chose will say a lot about the overall feeling of your layout. Here are some examples of the type of feelings certain colors can produce in a viewer.

RED - symbolizes aggression and high energy. It is a warm color and in the western world, it is the symbol for passion and love. Red is also a color for warning and danger.

PINK - symbolizes tenderness and romance. Pink is very calming, and soothing. It is also known as a symbol for new birth.

ORANGE - symbolizes contentment and warmth. It is also a warm color and is most associated with the sun. It is also known to express fruitfulness and wholesomeness.

YELLOW - symbolizes light and playfulness. The color yellow can cause many different emotions, depending on which shade of yellow you chose. Lighter shades of yellow can express cheeriness, and joy. Darker versions can give a sense of being old, dingy, and dirty, which is great for gardening pages.

GREEN - symbolizes nature and vigor. Green provokes different feelings too, depending with the intensity of the color. Dark greens tend to represent heritage, sophistication, and prosperity. The lighter greens can be calming and quieting.

BLUE - symbolizes solitude and loyalty. Blue is cool, restful, and soothing. Blue is the most popular of all colors, male or female.

PURPLE - symbolizes sensitivity and romance. Purple is also well known for its artistic flair. It also represents loyalty.

BROWN - symbolizes wood and earth. Brown has an organic feel and can make things look worn and comfortable. It also stands for strength and credibility. Browns are also a great for heritage.

BLACK - symbolizes power and formality. It compliments any of the other colors, and tends to brighten whatever color it is matched with.

WHITE - symbolizes purity and innocence. White creates a refreshing, clean, cool feeling. When used with other colors, it gives the match a sense of being clean, and crisp.

In my layout titled, "My Daughter," I used yellow. I wanted to reflect the golden sunshine in her hair. Yellow represents the joy my husband feels when he's with her. The lyrics to the song even read, "...watch you shine..." With all the bold colors in her clothes, I really could've taken the layout in many different directions. Since the journaling is from my husband, I wanted the emphasis to be on her and the journaling. Using yellow was just a simple way from taking "swing" pictures, and making them "shine".

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