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alexglow@chaos.social

merlin / alex glow

Edited 9 days ago

It's so funny how blue is the "safe" color for stuff like trustworthy corporations, and the "default" color for pants (jeans)... then when it's hair, it's suddenly exciting

Brought to you by my endless waffling about choosing a personal color to put on my blog/etc. ... the deep, jewel-toned teal is an eternal favorite, and doesn't feel "default" like blue in isolation.

Choosing one [*shade of it] is so hard, though!! I keep taking pictures of different ones in the wild

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jmorris

James Morris

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@alexglow have you seen Severance? There’s some interesting color coding in that, which someone dug up.
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alexglow@chaos.social

merlin / alex glow

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Edited 9 days ago

@jmorris Oooo, I haven't – seems like one of those shows that's fascinating, but a bit stressful for me. These days I'm all about escapism in fiction lol [*for media with visuals / sound effects – books are much more flexible]

I'd be curious to read/watch that analysis, though, if you find it :)

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munin@infosec.exchange

Fi 🏳️‍⚧️

Reply to @alexglow@chaos.social

@alexglow

I have the somewhat amusing issue that, as blue is a color strongly identified with me - eyes, ink, and wardrobe are all predominantly so - I kinda have to have a contrasting hair color that's not blue to have some contrast lol

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alexglow@chaos.social

merlin / alex glow

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@munin Hah, makes sense :) I mostly buy black clothes, and go for accessories in blue/black or gold, so now it generally looks cohesive with whatever I throw on~

Helps a lot with conferences and such! I want to re-dye some of my faded black stuff before the season really gets going.

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jmorris

James Morris

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@alexglow Understood. I found it oddly comforting, somehow. It's difficult to explain without major spoilers, but the show is a masterclass in design. Color is deeply integral, and they even spell the mapping out explicitly if you watch closely enough. I'll provide a link to a tiktok (sorry) video which has a good summary. Some of the other resources on the topic are close but missed the precise meanings as revealed via easter eggs, hidden in plain view. What I love about it there is nothing superfluous or accidental anywhere. Every scene, color, word, or object, is part of a coherent world. And it's a strange one, which makes it interesting. Our real-world dystopia is chaotic and boring, alas. Spoilers within: https://www.tiktok.com/@jbuckstudios/video/7446841285513596190
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