In the red forest that blanketed the earth like a sea of roses, when time sang with the voice of the earth mother, when the tides of time, in rising, swelled, full of like, when milky breasts flowed endlessly, and it was the beginning, and life reflected the blood-red day, and I was new, and I came into love…
-Chantal Chawaf (1943-)
About Red:
- More than any other color, red symbolizes strength.
- Red is seen best by the human eye because, of all the rays in the light spectrum, this color refracts most rapidly on the retina.
- The Onge of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal cover themselves everyday from birth with a mixture containing red ocher to guard against illness and scorpion bites.
Famous Logos Using Red:
Thank you to Anne Varichon’s Book – Colors, What They Mean and How to Make Them, for supplying content and inspiration.
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