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Originally Posted by 2012ZL1
Even though I promised not to smack the pony any more I still see that most people still think color choice needs improvement...just a ttt comment...no beatings please..lol
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You are absolutely correct. Most people will ALWAYS think that way.
I don't care what car or truck it is - and what color pallette you put in place - you will ALWAYS get the same comments.
That is one of my points that I've been trying to make.......Color is subjective.......and I guarantee you that if I could magically wave a wand
(and I can't by the way - I don't have anything to do with color selection other than I'm asked my opinion - )
....and change all 10 colors to something else - (or if YOU chose 10 colors -- or little boy blue and the man in the moon chose 10 colors -- )
we would STILL get the same comments - because you see - each of us looks at color
subjectively - the studies on color are absolutely FASCINATING -- esp. as to what turns people OFF about a color or a shading......
(me? show me a shimmering red metallic that has fire in it and I'm off in the clouds somewhere - just love it - BUT - I don't know that I'd order a Camaro in said color**......)
So - yup - no matter what we do - even if we were to increase the color pallette to 20 colors -- we will still have someone say (in so many words)
"..........the color choices are awful because you don't offer *insert your favorite color of all time here*......"
See what I'm saying????
(....and no, I'm not going to beat you..........)
(........unless you buy a Mustang, perhaps.....
Now to the ** part......
I went thru a couple of sessions on color - one at GM Design Studio that one must go thru to ensure that you are not color blind and that you can 'sense' very subtle color variances - (I went thru it at he same time Cheryl did - long story, but we were both judged to be 'experts'...) --
Another session was with a color expert in New York.......it's a mulit-hour session where you look at various colors and objects and lighting - and you are taken back in time, so to speak - to figure out WHY you love certain shades and colors.....now - my mention of a dark firey red - seems that I link it to a couple of things: - Red Soda, red hard candy, a cheer leader's uniform, red blinking lights found on carnival rides, and red metallic in a drum set........all of this in my subconscious........
...and each of us has this "color memory" - and we have it for all colors and shades - some memories are great - others are so-so - and others can actually cause bad memories.......
As I said - color is NEVER objective - it's SUBJECTIVE -
OK to continue to discuss - I just ask that you realize that no matter what we do - we can't make all of you happy all of the time with all 10 colors.