PURPLE IN CULTURE
We are fanatical about colour; always ensuring that we produce POS campaigns to the highest quality with exceptional colour standards. Our passion for colour extends beyond printing and we are interested in how colour influences all aspects of our culture from art to books, music and sayings. Just a few examples are highlighted below. For more purple inspiration, visit our Instagram page @ferocolour.
FAMOUS QUOTES
‘I think it p***** God off if you walk by the colour purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.’ - Alice Walker,
‘I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.’ - H. G. Bissinger
‘Violet has the shortest wavelength of the spectrum. Behind it, the invisible ultraviolet. Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. Poor violet, violated for a rhyme.’ - Derek Jarmen
‘Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.’ - Regina Brett
SONGS
Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution
Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
Purple – Skin
Deep Purple – Donny and Marie Osmond
Purple Sky – Kid Rock
BOOKS
The Colour Purple – Alice Walker
Purple Hibiscus – Chimamanola Ngozi Adichie
Purple Dandelion – Farida Sultana
The Mystery of the Purple Pool – Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Purple Plain – H. E. Baker