Colour Testing

Purple - the colour purple is a very rich colour, it makes me think of royalty and strength. It is also a colour used to symbolize magic and mystery. It is a colour that would be good in stories as it is a very strong and powerful colour yet warm and friendly. Purple is also a colour usually associated with girls. I would expect to see this this colour in a home, historic or girls magazine.

Grey - the colour grey is a very dark and gloomy colour. When i see the colour i would associate it with bad weather and misery. It is not the kind of colour that would make you feel happy. But grey can also be a fairly fashionable colour and is often used in homes and clothing. I would expect to see this colour in either a fashion, home, heavy metal or rock magazine. I would like to use this colour in my magazine as i am doing a rock magazine i think it would be appropriate to the style of the magazine.
Black - the colour black is usually associated with darkness, death and the absorbtion of light. But as time has gone on, it is often seen as a fahionable colour with items such as the little black dress. i think this colour would be appropriate for my magazine as it is a rock magazine, rock music is often associated with death and darkness. Black is also quite an eyecathing colour as it is a contrast to all other colours, which would be good in making my magazine stand out infront of all the others.

White - the colour white is a very fresh and clean colour. It often symbolizes purity and innocence with angels usually wearing white, it is also a huge contrast to the colour black so it is a good colour to use against a white background. White is a fairly statement colour as it is a colour that can often be ruined, but it gives a light and airy feel whether is it placed. i would like to use this colour in my magazine as it is a rock magazine i would like to use black, and white contrasts with it well. 

Pink - the colour pink is strongly associated with femininity. Being used mainly for girls, and blue being used for boys. The colour pink is also sometime associated with love being used on valentines day and easter. i would like to use this colour in my magazine as the band that is going to be on the front cover and on the double page spread has a female lead singer. The band is also very well loved so using pink would represent the audiences love for the band. 

Blue - the colour blue is a very masculine colour and is usually used to represent boys. Bright blue is also a very sinthetic colour. Often in food it is seen as bad as it has artificial colouring in it. I am going to use blue in my magazine so it also appeals to men aswell as women, also as my music magazine is going to be called Lithium which is a dangerous and very reactive metal, so the sinthetic representation of blue would go along nicely with it.

Green - green is often associated with nature and the enviroment in its calmer tones. But in its very bright tones it can also be associated with acid, poison, envy and jelously. i would like to use this colour in my magazine for that reason, becasue my magazine is called lithium it would go along with that chemical effect and also as my magazine is a rock magazine i think that envy and jelousy are associated with that style of music.