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