Color Cultures

The many shades of blue

KnownUnknown
2 min readJun 17, 2023
@damonxart

The business of color psychology isn’t new to creatives. But, just as a color is affected by those around it, the psychology of colour is also affected by it’s context. Read on to see how culture, sector, system, and goal affect this huge topic.

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