Symbolism of Halloween Colors
Halloween is much more than a contrast between light (orange) and darkness (black). The colors of Halloween can present many things, and their symbolism changed through the centuries. Yet, one thing is for sure - no matter if you bet on the traditional yellow and brown (yes, yellow for corn and brown for the coming winter), or modern white and purple (yes, white replaced yellow and orange, and purple replaced brown and black), possibly adding a personal touch with pink, red, and blue - you always need a combination of at least two colors.
To create a story, you need conflict. To make a story with colors, you need contrast. To create a deeper and more meaningful story with colors, you need different shades of the same color in contrast with another color (or more colors, or more colors in various shades).
This is where the visual aid comes in handy. Colors are the strongest symbols of virtually every celebration. We simply spot them first. When they are used in the right context, with other symbols (for Halloween that would be pumpkins, witches, spiders, ghosts, etc.), your visual message starts working. If you want to design a package for a Halloween-related product or decorate a Halloween party for kids, a palette of Halloween colors will always come in handy. Instead of simply placing the strikes of specific colors, you can select a few specific symbols in the right color combinations, place them in the appropriate setting, and make a visually appealing storyboard.
This is what a basic set of Halloween colors looks like:
And this is a visual storyboard:
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Making such infographics is relatively easy. You need a basic graphic tool (Inkscape in our case) and some clipart (taken from Pixabay, in our case). Clipart should be in vector format (SVG) to have maximal power of adjusting the sizes, but in most cases, raster format can be enough (just be careful - PNG format is better than JPG for overlapping as we did in the storyboard.
Such simple visual tools are very handy in the educational process and can often become viral on social media. Now run your graphic tools and create something similar (or better) on your own. Invest half an hour in graphic design and make a perfect Halloween!
