1. Color Symbolism & Psychology People’s feelings towards colors

2. Symbolism • Colors often symbolize certain things to cultures. • Red, White & Blue? • Red & Green? • Orange & Black? • Red? • White? • Black?

3. Use of Color in Interior Decorating • If you had a large room you wanted to make cozy, what room would you paint it? • If you had a small room that seemed dark, what color would you paint it? • We need to consider this when making arrangements.

4. Colors Evoke Feelings • Yellow • Happy, cheerful, bright, symbol of friendship, Concentration • Red • Stimulating, exciting, warm, joyful, expresses love • Blue • Quiet, cool, retiring, dignity, dormality

5. Colors Evoke Feelings • Orange • Warmth, Autumn, Pumpkins, Halloween • Green • Restful, symbol for living things, St. Pat’s Day • Violet • Restful, royalty, Elegance • Black • Somberness, death, Halloween, Dramatic effect • White • Purity, Innocence, weddings, winter, sterility