Just about any color scheme can have either a masculine, feminine or neutral personality — it depends on the context and how the colors are used. Colors to avoid when aiming for masculinity might be pastels of various sorts, since they have a softer feel, but even they can work when used right.
When designing websites and publications aimed primarily at specific demographics, I never really think about colors ahead of time. Instead, I think in terms of what @Steve_O mentioned — what it takes to get the right response from the target audience. The design flows from that premise, with text, layout, type, headlines, structure, color, etc., emerging (often intuitively) as part of the process into a complete personality that’s appropriate for the task at hand.
It’s really something of an oversimplification to think of one set of colors being masculine and another being feminine. Holidays and seasons can be thought of in those terms, like those you came up with looking like autumn or Thanksgiving, but with people, it’s much more complicated.
@Just-B Well darn, now I’m really stuck. I have to do this myself, can’t afford to hire anyone, so I’ll just use one of those generator things until I find a palette that I think will work
use natural earth tones, i dont remember colors when visiting websites look at this one, blue, white and light blue. the content and graphics are more important, remember you can always change or adjust the colors afterwards.
It all depends on how the pallet goes into application. I’m With PrintDriver in favoring the bottom of the two swatch sets, however neither really hit home with me.
However, I don’t see what your color hierarchy will be in the designs. Meaning, for example, if the Brighter red and yellow appear as the dominant colors, with accents of the tan, I imagine that could work if done well. I have trouble envisioning the brown, as well as both the bright and darker red in the same piece.
Personally I’d have a warm grey (or two) in the mix. Something near neutral (not black) to really fill in the artistic gaps when the piece comes together. These can help draw the eye to the more important swatches, IE your strong Red tones.
You could even go with a perfectly neutral grey for a web application. A mid-dark red with a charcoal grey is highly aesthetic, and can appeal to both masculine and feminine parties alike.
I don’t get the association of the colors to the content. In addition to your mention of “masculine” and music course, there also seems to be a airline theme. Wouldn’t it be best to have blue skies or to use the colors from famous or historic airlines instead?
i like the second choice BUT my first reaction was desert and Arizona when i saw the image. I would go with blue and skies, That person looks macho enough.
we would use the blotter tool to chose lite to dark colors from our main subject, that guy and base our background and colors with 4 clicks on his torso.
Another year, maybe two for me and I’m done. Well, not done, but no longer obliged to work for clients and/or employers I’d rather avoid. Between pensions, investments, passive income and side work I’ll be good. I’m sort of looking forward to it, but the thoughts of an endless summer vacation has me a bit spooked.
I’ve been splitting ideas into new markets and pushing writing and product development to add to my steady job income. I’m having too much fun to think about retirement lol.
I just came up with a product that might actually be my big paycheck. But before I reveal it here I have to sell the concept and fund it so none of you buttheads stay it lol. - jk
I know it sounds ridiculous, but you just never know. I’ve been doing peripheral marketing ideas for a long time and I think I finally have a mass market appeal product. But it’s so easy and obvious that if I say it…
This specific color scheme takes cues from two oppositely polar colors on the color wheel. A color scheme is an association of colors based on an organizing system. When we accomplish this, the outcome is a vibrant, high-contrast color combination that explodes in art and design. In essence, it’s a collection of hues that harmonize well to produce a cohesive style. A color wheel, a matrix of colors used to see how colors connect, can be used to determine our color scheme.
