Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Color Symbolism

Red: Red symbolizes extremes like dynamic energy, power, etc. in the United States.  While red is the frequent color of mourning in South Africa.  Red also symbolizes love in Christianity.

Purple: Purple is a symbol of royalty, creativity, etc. in the U.S.  While purple is regarded as despicable in Latin America.  Purple also represents penitence in the Roman Catholic Church.

Blue: Blue is said to symbolize truth, intelligence, and more in the U.S.  While blue is the least popular color along with yellow in Turkey.  Blue is also the color of Vishnu, one of the greater gods in Hinduism.

Green:  Green is associated with nature and ecology in the United States.  However, green can mean bad news in Israel.  Green is also the color of life in Islamic cultures.

Yellow: Yellow symbolizes happiness, warmth, deceit, and cowardice in the U.S.  However, yellow is worn by those condemned to die during the Inquisition as a sign of treason in Spain.  Saffron yellow is the sacred color of happiness in Hinduism.

Orange: Orange would mean vibrant energy and warmth in the United States.  While orange signifies humility, and sacrificing your personal belongings and possibly your life in India.  Buddhist monks wear saffron orange robes in Buddhism.

Brown: Brown is a solid, reliable and a supportive color in the U.S.  However, brown is said to have discourage your sales in Colombia.  Some orders of monks choose brown robes in Buddhism and Christianity.

Black: Black symbolizes power, seriousness of purpose, and more in the U.S.  However, black is a color of suffering and decomposition in Thailand.  Black is also the color of the Egyptian God Osiris in Egyptian religion.

White: White can symbolize purity, truth, spirituality, etc. in the United States.  While white is usually the color of mourning in most Asian Cultures.  God, Jesus Christ, and angels are typically shown wearing white in Christianity and Catholicism.

Gray: Gray can mean restrained elegance and neutrality in the United States and Western Cultures.  However, gray can signify that a product is cheap in Asia.  Grey stands for subtlety, lack of pretense, balance, etc. in psychological symbolism

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Graphic Formats

tiff: A format used for scanning, storage and interchange graphic images.  Stands for Tagged Image File Format.
example:
Note: .tiff images are hard to find so for now there will not be one but here's a failed attempt at an image converted to the .tiff format:
gif: Images that are compressed to reduce the transfer time.  Short for Graphic Interchange Format.
example:
http://andreas.com/pixs/ping-sample.gif
jpg/jpeg: A format for compressing image files.  Short for Joint Photographic Experts Groups.
example:
  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/mediawiki/a/a9/Example.jpg
png: A bit map graphic format similar to the gif format.  Short for Portable Network Graphics.
example:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Wikiversity_logo-refresh_example.png