Sailfish wrote: > Felix Miata wrote: > >> In case you are wondering about the subject line, that is a LOUD shriek. >> I only wish whoever is responsible for that horrid new red icon was >> close enough for me to attack with a shower of acetone, acid, lacquer >> thinner, gasoline, and about every other noxious chemical I can think >> of. Red is for error messages and danger and has no place outside that >> context on a PC screen, unless some fool child simply likes a red >> wallpaper or the like. >> >> Before 2002091808, I could delete the content of the icons directory, >> and the unobtrusive default teal icon would be used. That stopped >> working today. OUCH!!!!! Somebody PLEASE make a way to get rid of the >> red!!! http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165571 > > > I agree and, apparently, we're not alone... > > <excerpt> > The most emotionally intense color, red stimulates a faster heartbeat > and breathing. It is also the color of love [comment: sure we like > Mozilla but *Love* ?]. Red clothing gets noticed and makes the wearer > appear heavier [comment: not good ... plays into BLUI connotation]. > Since it is an extreme color, red clothing might not help people in > negotiations or confrontations [comment: I've noticed that even here on > these threads :-)]. Red cars are popular targets for thieves [comment: > Whoa Boy!]. In decorating, red is usually used as an accent. Decorators > say that red furniture should be perfect since it will attract attention > [comment: "Mozilla - a couch replacement for your desktop"]. > </excerpt> > > <link url="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html"; > title="Psychology of Color"/> > More evidence...
<excerpt> The type of profession you are in should influence what colors you will select for your banner ad. In the finance industry, the color red signifies financial loss. In the health care industry, the color red is associated with danger or an emergency. So using the color red in the financial or health care banner designs would not be a wise choice. </excerpt> <link url="http://www.grantasticdesigns.com/bannercolors.html#legibility"; title="Colors and banner designs"/> -- Netscape FAQs: http://www.ufaq.org Netscape 6/7 Tips: http://www.hmetzger.de/net6e.html Netscape 6 FAQ: http://home.adelphia.net/~sremick/ns6faq.html Netscape 7 Help/Tips: http://techaholic.net/ns7.html Web page validation: http://validator.w3.org About Mozilla: http://www.mozilla.org
