Colours

Colour Wheel

 When I was considering the theme of the school magazine I thought about the colour scheme and its significance it has on the reader. For my school magazine, the theme I have chosen is Christmas. Therefore I need to choose suitable colour that links and associate with the theme Christmas. The four main colours are usually white, gold, red and green.

Red- This colour represents happiness, passion and enthusiasm. This links in with the theme of Christmas as it’s a time of joy and happiness. Red in the holly berries represents the blood of Jesus when he died on the cross.

White- This is a neutral colour with this it represents purity. It also links to the winter weather of snow and the coldness of the winter which is when Christmas time falls.

Gold – This colour represents life and the sparkle of the Christmas holiday celebrating the new beginnings. Gold is a warm colour and represents the star the wise men followed.

Green- This colour represents eternal life and the association of nature. The hollies was used the brighten up the dark winter days with the symbol of hope for new beginnings.

When choosing my colour scheme I had to insure they were appropriate for both genders. For instance using pink, bright feminism colours would appeal to boys. My theme of Christmas is targeted to aim at both boys and girls. This is why I felt that the Christmas theme is expectable and it was mixed colours of red, gold and white with attracts to both genders as they are the traditional Christmas colour schemes. When the students completed my questionnaire I found that Christmas Appeals to both genders.