How To Choose The RIGHT Logo Color (Easy Method) 🟣

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📋 Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:27 Selecting a Primary Colour
01:48 Colour Psychology
03:51 Selecting a Secondary Colour
04:41 Checking the Contrast
06:04 Neutral Colours
08:07 Outro
🔎 Check the contrast of your colours: colourcontrast.cc/
🌈 Colour Psychology - What each colour communicates:
⬛ Black
authority, power, strength, evil, intelligence, thinning / slimming, death or mourning
⬜ Gray
neutral, timeless, practical
🟥 Red
love, romance, gentle, warmth, comfort, energy, excitement, intensity, life, blood
🟧 Orange
happy, energetic, excitement, enthusiasm, warmth, wealth prosperity, sophistication, change, stimulation
🟨 Yellow
happiness, laughter, cheery, warmth, optimism, hunger, intensity, frustration, anger, attention-getting
🟩 Green
natural, cool, growth, money, health, envy, tranquility, harmony, calmness, fertility
🟦 Blue
calmness, serenity, cold, uncaring, wisdom, loyalty, truth, focused, un-appetizing
🟪 Purple
royalty, wealth, sophistication, wisdom, exotic, spiritual, prosperity, respect, mystery
🟫 Brown
reliability, stability, friendship, sadness, warmth, comfort, security, natural, organic, mourning (in some cultures/societies)
Pink
romance, love, gentle, calming, agitation
White
purity, innocence, cleanliness, sense of space, neutrality, mourning (in some cultures/societies)

Пікірлер: 70

  • @willpatersondesign
    @willpatersondesign2 жыл бұрын

    Hope you guys enjoy the video! What colors would you use in your personal logo / branding? 🤔

  • @comfytoby

    @comfytoby

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love the clean intro!

  • @tomteunissen

    @tomteunissen

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm using coral red with dark blue for my design agency. The coral red adds something playful and creative, the blue adds trust and a more "bussiness-y" kind of feel. Great video once again!

  • @tapelongwenya

    @tapelongwenya

    Жыл бұрын

    RGB, B&W

  • @regularwonderland
    @regularwonderland2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been burnt out on design lately, but this simple refresher made me feel both knowledgeable and more inspired! Thank you.

  • @Sarahmint
    @Sarahmint2 жыл бұрын

    Love the happy uplifting energetic orange behind you❣️

  • @andrewarmstrong5266
    @andrewarmstrong52662 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome, I’m in the process of a rebrand and videos like this are so helpful

  • @sgood1995
    @sgood19952 жыл бұрын

    Video came in a clutch moment, almost finished a logo project for a client and where in the colour choice phase. Thanks Will

  • @wrenillusions
    @wrenillusions2 жыл бұрын

    This video is so helpful and educational, thank you so much!

  • @Mythicalcyber
    @Mythicalcyber2 жыл бұрын

    i would like to see you creating a podcast full speaking about graphic design. A must to do list :)

  • @DoBeLove
    @DoBeLoveАй бұрын

    Super helpful, loved the information. Thank you!

  • @gerhard_adler
    @gerhard_adler2 жыл бұрын

    Love the new set! The graphics shown on screen also add a lot!

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was definitiely a team activity assembling all that flat pack furniture haha. I will pass that positive feedback to PJ our editor.

  • @NerdJam

    @NerdJam

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@willpatersondesign And Jimmy Jim Jim (real name). He did the fancy wavy colour background that looks very pretty.

  • @ismailvedia17
    @ismailvedia172 жыл бұрын

    nice content will 🧡🧡

  • @RuffusJY
    @RuffusJY2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bud! 🍁

  • @harborbickmore3562
    @harborbickmore35622 жыл бұрын

    oooh it was super cool to see one of my design assets used in the wild. nice thumbnail. awesome video as well

  • @cevor_
    @cevor_2 жыл бұрын

    i love this for sure ...am a graphics designer and facing problem when choosing colors but now i will do it great 👍 THANKS 😊

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome 😊

  • @cevor_

    @cevor_

    2 жыл бұрын

    checking through ur vids and get much improvement now... where can i send some of my logos and see if i get improvement

  • @Jonny87Slick
    @Jonny87Slick2 жыл бұрын

    Loved the video and the new set. Please do more like this. One thing I don't think I hear anyone talk about when discussing colour psychology, is there a difference in meaning between a light colour or dark colour? For example dark blue vs light bue are they equal on the psychology side of things?

  • @SammyTabiri-vs9he
    @SammyTabiri-vs9heАй бұрын

    Awesome Content.. Thank You ❤

  • @tenfo.
    @tenfo.2 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always :D

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed! :D

  • @era07movies
    @era07movies2 жыл бұрын

    I kid you not, I needed this yesterday for my graphics GCSE. This video is a day late but still very informative.

  • @era07movies

    @era07movies

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Believerin3 GCSE is the exams that decide what A-levels you do (AP in America) that we do in England.

  • @lovesart.9835
    @lovesart.98352 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are the best ✅👍

  • @antonin701
    @antonin7012 жыл бұрын

    Loved the video thx 👍 In case the primary color is black... Can we consider white the complementary ? What about neutrals, as the usual colors picked for neutrals are the main/secondary colors already ?

  • @dailyjavafx9542
    @dailyjavafx95422 жыл бұрын

    Yeah my perspective is only psychological about colors. Thank you

  • @manosmast1093
    @manosmast10932 жыл бұрын

    every time I see you I want to design something.

  • @mehulpanchal775
    @mehulpanchal7752 жыл бұрын

    wow🤩

  • @paolofermusic
    @paolofermusic2 жыл бұрын

    Any suggestion on a good Vectornator alternative Android app? Thank you! 😊 Love all of your vids Will!

  • @praiseagboola763
    @praiseagboola763 Жыл бұрын

    What app did you use for getting the hue value?

  • @art0070
    @art0070 Жыл бұрын

    orange is the best color ever and you can't change my mind.

  • @Jeffasaurases
    @Jeffasaurases2 жыл бұрын

    Is vectornator as good as the iPad versions of affinity designer and Adobe illustrator

  • @dylansearcy3966
    @dylansearcy39662 жыл бұрын

    I wish the Mac shared the same tutorials as the iPad for vectornator

  • @heatherparfitt411
    @heatherparfitt411Ай бұрын

    Omg my brain hurts, trying to design a logo for my charity shop 🤞🏽 hoping this is going to help me 😁

  • @Ianuarius
    @Ianuarius2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting that you have a red coca cola logo here, because I mostly ever see the logo white....... on a red background.

  • @Antonioblogs305
    @Antonioblogs3052 жыл бұрын

    I liked the video but one thing, Apple’s logo is greyish more like white not black. The color black works because it’s the color that works with the BG which in this case is white so they choose a black color logo against the white background it’s not that the brand color is black.

  • @RuffusJY

    @RuffusJY

    2 жыл бұрын

    bring back Macintosh colours!

  • @tamu7243
    @tamu72432 жыл бұрын

    In Norway we have a bank that's called Sparebank 1. They have a color choise that makes me not trust them. They have a red circle with the number 1 inside of it, then often blue surrounding the red circle. This makes me just think of a political party in Norway called the Progress Party, which is a right-wing party with a lot of prejudice towards immigrants and does poorly on protecting human rights and justice. Their party has a logo that is a red apple with the letters FRP inside of it. It also tends to use blue along side this red apple. So when I see the logo of Sparebank 1, I think of this political party, which is in this case not a good thing.

  • @reyankhan5898
    @reyankhan5898 Жыл бұрын

    Bro what color number I can choose for ... Aqua clean brand name ... Deal in cleaning chemicals like dishwash .. laundry powder etc.

  • @jrj2820
    @jrj28202 жыл бұрын

    Is that y u have a blue light ...hmmm makes sense

  • @TulioG
    @TulioG Жыл бұрын

    Strange that you kept saying Apple's colour is black.. I always thought about them as the white... Even the stickers that come in their boxes are the white logo.. great video as always.

  • @razproshad6831
    @razproshad6831 Жыл бұрын

    🥰🥰🥰

  • @faythepersson6045
    @faythepersson60452 жыл бұрын

    Hey! What iPad app were you using at 2:55?

  • @ryujinryuk

    @ryujinryuk

    Жыл бұрын

    Im wondering about that tooo

  • @soulglowdeej
    @soulglowdeej2 жыл бұрын

    Will! You make some great videos for upcoming designers, and professionals too..GREAT VIDEOS...yet in this one, you're unfortunately doing what a lot of people do and mixing colour psychology with colour symbolism. Your vids are better than a lot out there, so wanted to point this out so you don't fall into the trap like a lot of people on social media. (Just in case anyone reading this doesn't know, colour theory includes, colour psychology AND colour symbolism (and additionaly colour personal association).) :)

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for clearing it up! I’ve been using both terms interchangeably, I might also make a video about the mistakes on this. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @soulglowdeej

    @soulglowdeej

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@willpatersondesign 🙌

  • @andrianjp4198
    @andrianjp4198 Жыл бұрын

    Please next video add subtitle indonesia. Thankyou

  • @DesignWho
    @DesignWho2 жыл бұрын

    First..!! Wait.. no I'm not

  • @ChaossX77
    @ChaossX7711 ай бұрын

    You spelled color the right way! Lol

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    11 ай бұрын

    I must say! The comment feed in filled with your lovely comments :) Thanks for watching all the videos. I really appreciate it.

  • @ChaossX77

    @ChaossX77

    11 ай бұрын

    @@willpatersondesign I'm glad you noticed and appreciate them Will! I really appreciate you and your work.

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ChaossX77 That makes more happy than you could ever imagine. :)

  • @Talhayoutuber
    @Talhayoutuber Жыл бұрын

    "AA LARGE, AAA LARGE, AA NORMAL, AAA NORMAL" meaning.

  • @punishr90
    @punishr90 Жыл бұрын

    I don't know what the blue meant untill am bombarded by people saying it's open and blah blah. This is how they give meaning to the colour. So stupid. Its like there is some kind organization going around giving colours a meaning which they want you to believe.

  • @garrettcopeland7246
    @garrettcopeland7246 Жыл бұрын

    Why are we using the American spelling of colour?

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Most of the audience is American :)

  • @garrettcopeland7246

    @garrettcopeland7246

    Жыл бұрын

    @@willpatersondesign Fair enough!

  • @md_sathik
    @md_sathik Жыл бұрын

    But no one knows the proper meaning if we create with this color psychology 😅

  • @x9147
    @x91472 жыл бұрын

    Color Psychology always seems a bit pseudoscience-y to me. I wonder if there’s actual research behind it. If anything, the color psychology is very culturally influenced and can’t be applied cross-cultural.

  • @Blizzyy16

    @Blizzyy16

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree, my color theory class seemed totally bs to me in college at times

  • @soulglowdeej

    @soulglowdeej

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hear you...Yet colour psychology (true colour psychology), is a real thing...unfortunately the terms colour psychology and colour symbolism have got interchanged so much over social media, they're getting confused. What you're hinting at is colour symbolism, and you're 100% correct in that they're heavily culturally influenced; add in to that any personal association, and the meanings become less and less meaningful. (Kandinsky's colour symblism is heavily based on western cultures, which is what a lot of people fall back on.) Colour psychology on the other hand speaks to how different colour harmonies affect the different personality types, and that's irrespective of culture, gender etc; it's purely down to the psychological personality type, and how brightness and saturation of hues, and pairing them together, affect people differently. Will's mentioned he might do a video on this....so watch this space :) ....no pressure Will 😂😉

  • @studiozodus
    @studiozodus3 ай бұрын

    You're a great designer and a great teacher, but you're a bit off on the 'color psychology' part. Simply because not everyone acts or feels the same about certain colours. Some people see red and think 'danger' and others would say 'love'. If you say i choose this colour because it makes people feel X or Z, you are allready talking nonsense. Some people hate purple, others love it. But a person that hates purple, could still buy something from a brand that uses purple and don't even care. The reason people can see colours, is because it helped us evolutionary to recognise things faster. Blue skies, red fruit, yellow flowers etc, helped people survice and thrive. Red is a signal colour for us, because red fruit means life, but red blood could mean death. Therefore, without context, a certain colour could mean anything and it depends on the mood, place and environment how we feel about it. In this day and age, colours are so omnipresent, that we hardly notice them that much at all, let alone have a billboard influence our mood just by the color the brand has. It only helps us recognise the sender of the message easier. So, therefore the most important aspect in choosing colour is how it adds to the distinctiveness of a brand. Especially if you are a challenger brand and you want to set it apart from its competitors. For example, Red Bull has blue, silver and red in its branding, but Monster Energy chose green and black, to really stand apart from their biggest competitor. Even tough they are aiming for the same audience and even use the same 'extreme sports' marketing strategy. If colour psychology would play a huge role, it would be the most important factor for either ones succes. Also, green would hardly be a colour associated with extreme energy or sugared soda drinks. Its purely a choice of getting recognised as a brand. That's why even a colour like magenta or pink can be used for a toy company, an ice cream company, bakery, bank or a telecom provider. Its just how it helps them stand out from the other brands in their category. And as an extra important aspect, it can help protect the brands trademark in legal matters. So ditch the 'colour psychology' part, because its not helpful and just leads to more generic branding for a category. Eco=green, health=blue etc.

  • @nooster125
    @nooster1252 жыл бұрын

    Love the video and the new set but the new background color is really harsh imo.

  • @1pointlessMonkey
    @1pointlessMonkey2 жыл бұрын

    I disagree that we should use color psychology as the main factor when selecting color. I think it’s a very tiny part of the decision. You need to take into account competitors, differentiation, where the brand is going to be applied, target audience, cultural significance and industry paradigms. You don’t see passion or excitement when you see the CNN logo. The brand actually stands for trust. Hence it’s slogan: “The most trusted name in news” (which is very deteriorated by the way). So by this logic, CNN should have chose blue if they want to personify trust. There’s a lot more to think about here. Just my opinion

  • @studiozodus
    @studiozodus3 ай бұрын

    You're a great designer and a great teacher, but you're a bit off on the 'color psychology' part. Simply because not everyone acts or feels the same about certain colours. Some people see red and think 'danger' and others would say 'love'. If you say i choose this colour because it makes people feel X or Z, you are allready talking nonsense. Some people hate purple, others love it. But a person that hates purple, could still buy something from a brand that uses purple and don't even care. The reason people can see colours, is because it helped us evolutionary to recognise things faster. Blue skies, red fruit, yellow flowers etc, helped people survice and thrive. Red is a signal colour for us, because red fruit means life, but red blood could mean death. Therefore, without context, a certain colour could mean anything and it depends on the mood, place and environment how we feel about it. In this day and age, colours are so omnipresent, that we hardly notice them that much at all, let alone have a billboard influence our mood just by the color the brand has. It only helps us recognise the sender of the message easier. So, therefore the most important aspect in choosing colour is how it adds to the distinctiveness of a brand. Especially if you are a challenger brand and you want to set it apart from its competitors. For example, Red Bull has blue, silver and red in its branding, but Monster Energy chose green and black, to really stand apart from their biggest competitor. Even tough they are aiming for the same audience and even use the same 'extreme sports' marketing strategy. If colour psychology would play a huge role, it would be the most important factor for either ones succes. Also, green would hardly be a colour associated with extreme energy or sugared soda drinks. Its purely a choice of getting recognised as a brand. That's why even a colour like magenta or pink can be used for a toy company, an ice cream company, bakery, bank or a telecom provider. Its just how it helps them stand out from the other brands in their category. And as an extra important aspect, it can help protect the brands trademark in legal matters. So ditch the 'colour psychology' part, because its not helpful and just leads to more generic branding for a category. Eco=green, health=blue etc.

  • @willpatersondesign

    @willpatersondesign

    3 ай бұрын

    This comment needs to be read by everyone! Nice one dude :)

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