Color

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     For this project, I decided to talk about the flag of the Philippines and the flag of the United States. I thought this topic is relatable to the statement that Lupton made "Likewise, color changes meaning from culture to culture. Color carries different connotations in different societies" (Lupton 81). As you can see in the images below, both flags basically used the same colors red and blue which are the primary color, and white. However, since these flags are from two different cultures, the colors acquire different meanings for each of the flags. 

    For the flag of the Philippines, the blue color represents justice, peace, sacrifice, and truth. The red represents war, courage, and patriotism. White symbolizes fraternity, liberty, and equality. The yellow color symbolic of freedom, unity, sovereignty, and democracy. On the other hand, the blue color that is seen in the flag of the United States represents vigilance, perseverance, and justice. Whereas red signifies hardiness and valor and white symbolizes purity and innocence. In this comparison, you can see that Lupton's statement is proven to be true as these two different cultures used almost the same color for their flag but came up with different meanings for these colors. In fact, when I looked at all the flags there is in the world, I noticed that they all basically contain the same color. It will be really interesting to find out other cultures put as meanings in those colors. 

       Taken in my room by me 

        Taken in Tennessee by my friend  


 Excerpt: Lupton "Graphic Design" 2015

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Comments

  1. Hong LeOctober 8, 2020 at 12:37 AM

    Wow it is great reading your explanation of the flags' colors.

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  2. Xiyue ZhangOctober 8, 2020 at 11:10 AM

    I like your opinion about that different colors represents different cultures. Just like what the book told us that white symbols purity in the west, but it symbols death and war in Eastern culture.

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  3. Mathew LarosiliereOctober 9, 2020 at 3:45 PM

    Love that it is such a personal interpretation of this weeks theme. Additionally i love the cultural connections made and how color represents so much more than just, color.

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  4. Elina NguyenOctober 9, 2020 at 6:23 PM

    I like how you exemplify the concept of colors through analyzing the meaning of flags from different cultures. Your analysis has proven Lupton's statement of the diversity in the meaning of colors.

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