Once you see it you won't unsee it: The blue/orange poster saga
- Thread starter Kaboose the Moose
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I took a glance at your link, and from what I could tell, many of the orange sections had something to do with Fire or Explosions. Maybe it's just the human desire to see excitement and action that Hollywood got used to using Orange/Blue. As well, when you think about it, Red/Green feels more like Christmas, and Orange/Blue like summer. Maybe I'm just speculating, maybe I'm just awake at 5 in the morning for some reason, haha.
I get what you're trying to say, but... he grabs it and keeps it all for himself while beating all commers wtih a baseball bat?Macksheath said:
Anyway, it's straight up graphic design. Blue/Orange, Purple/Yellow, Red/Green (though red/yellow or green/yellow is more popular these days). They're called complimentary colors, IIRC. Otherwise, there's another term for three complementary colors, the primaries, and the secondaries.
I'd like to argue with your point:
In making it, you've expanded the definition of orange to cover a colour that ranges from something quite heavily within yellow, to something that is quite clearly red.
Now, the three primary colours are: blue, red and yellow.
So what you're basically saying is: advertising uses primary colours! Oh noes! How unforseen!
That those colours that most starkly contrast with each other are being used for advertising should hardly be surprising.
In making it, you've expanded the definition of orange to cover a colour that ranges from something quite heavily within yellow, to something that is quite clearly red.
Now, the three primary colours are: blue, red and yellow.
So what you're basically saying is: advertising uses primary colours! Oh noes! How unforseen!
That those colours that most starkly contrast with each other are being used for advertising should hardly be surprising.
I was doing some research into film colour correction a while ago and this exact colour palette was explored in things i was reading. The main point seems to be that this is always used because the orange comes from the flesh tone of actors(particularly on tanned flesh). In films, sets and actors are often dressed in blue/aqua tones to contrast/complement flesh tone which is opposite aqua on the colour wheel.
Here's a cool tutorial where they talk about the colours and why they're always used together:
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/maschwitz_stu/red-giant-blockbuster-film-look/video-tutorial.php
Here's a cool tutorial where they talk about the colours and why they're always used together:
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/maschwitz_stu/red-giant-blockbuster-film-look/video-tutorial.php
AW FUCK IT MAN, I HATE YOU NOW.
/grumpy
Anyway, I need to ask a professional psychologist about this.
/grumpy
Anyway, I need to ask a professional psychologist about this.
I would hate them for being commercial arseholes, but they made Hotel 626, and are completely forgiven.Starke said:The Doritos left no survivors.Dragonearl said:
My world as I know it is gone.
EDIT: when did they start doing multiflavor bags? Neat.
Oh well, I like blue and orange.
*Looks at his signatures on other forums* Oh dear... I do it too!
*Looks at his signatures on other forums* Oh dear... I do it too!
Oh noes indeed!. I don't know if you're referring to me but in any event my argument is, when we have a visible spectrum that is so diverse, why depends on only two or just the primary colours?.Susurrus said:
i find the two a pretty striking combination, maybe that's why they are used so often...
i think there might be some truth in thisSad Robot said:
Blue and orange are contrasting colours that are bright and stand out (in theory) and provide the oppertunities for both shading and highlights (since both colours look interesting regardless of how bright or dark they are).
Hell..even Team Fortress has blue and red (which looks more like orange in some cases) to provide a lively and distinct look between the two teams.
Hell..even Team Fortress has blue and red (which looks more like orange in some cases) to provide a lively and distinct look between the two teams.
Well, the blue/orange combination has the advantage of being (near-?)opposite colors, giving eye-catching contrast to the image, while also being more comfortable to look at than, for example, red/green. (Enemies of garish Christmas decorations unite!)
I still think the original poster may be right about the overuse of blue/orange though; it would be interesting to see some concrete statistics on how often that combo is used compared to others.
So ... anybody feel like sifting through the entire poster database at IMBD? =J
EDIT: Hah, even my own avatar is blorange! FFFFFFFFUUUUUU-
I still think the original poster may be right about the overuse of blue/orange though; it would be interesting to see some concrete statistics on how often that combo is used compared to others.
So ... anybody feel like sifting through the entire poster database at IMBD? =J
EDIT: Hah, even my own avatar is blorange! FFFFFFFFUUUUUU-