Some tme ago the British chocolate manufacturer was bought by Kraft. Super sweet meets super bland. Anyway, Kraft being American and having too many corporate lawyers tried to copyright the Cadbury colour purple. They may have succeeded, I don't know, it wasn't the sort of news item you hung in for followup. Perhaps we will find out if Daniweb gets sued for infringement.
What am I saying here? Oh, yeah. Purple.
gerbil 216 Industrious Poster
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Jump to Post— chrishea 182Apparently, you can trademark a color even though it is difficult.
Cadbury Purple (Pantone 2865c) Click Here
Darker than Dani-Purple.
Jump to Post— Member #120589Men who say "XYZ is for girls" just need more confidence in their masculinity
Come over here and say that, I'll slap you with my handbag. ;) Anyway, I just spent 10 minutes painting DW a manly Green via Stylish add-on:
Jump to Post— deceptikon 1,790Anyway, I just spent 10 minutes painting DW a manly Green
Maybe a lil' darker. The contrast isn't quite high enough with the white and gray (especially the gray) to really hit home as a good color scheme.
Jump to Post— happygeek 2,411I remember back in the day, each category (Software Dev, Web Dev, etc) was a different color scheme
Hehe. I actually used to rather like the color coded DaniWeb, and was pretty mortified when it was scrapped. But then I'm a bit of a 'Sheldon' sometimes when it …
Jump to Post— WaltP 2,905It used to be a connotation that it was a gay colour (Lesbian?)
It's also a connotation of Royalty. Guess which was first :)
I thought lavender was gay. Good thing this isn't BruciWeb... ;)
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gerbil 216 Industrious Poster
SEE?? “A possible future add-on if it would add value to this site? In my case, ...”
No mention of purple, Kraft or Cadbury.
Enemies of me line up over that side. No stone throwing.
chrishea 182 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Apparently, you can trademark a color even though it is difficult.
Cadbury Purple (Pantone 2865c) Click Here
Darker than Dani-Purple.
smartsheep 0 Newbie Poster
Thank you
This is the sort of stuff that keeps us all thinking and it made me smile how good is that?
Member #120589
Purple is for girls. The poncey colour on this website still irks me now a couple of years on. Racing car green - now that's a man's colour :)
deceptikon 1,790 Code Sniper Team Colleague Featured Poster
Purple is for girls.
- The owner is a girl.
- Men who say "XYZ is for girls" just need more confidence in their masculinity. ;)
Member #120589
Men who say "XYZ is for girls" just need more confidence in their masculinity
Come over here and say that, I'll slap you with my handbag. ;) Anyway, I just spent 10 minutes painting DW a manly Green via Stylish add-on:
deceptikon 1,790 Code Sniper Team Colleague Featured Poster
Anyway, I just spent 10 minutes painting DW a manly Green
Maybe a lil' darker. The contrast isn't quite high enough with the white and gray (especially the gray) to really hit home as a good color scheme.
Member #120589
Yes, you have a point. However, I think it's a bit sad that I'm spending my time doing this. :)
Dani 5,664 The Queen of DaniWeb Administrator Featured Poster
I remember back in the day, each category (Software Dev, Web Dev, etc) was a different color scheme.
smartsheep 0 Newbie Poster
It used to be a connotation that it was a gay colour (Lesbian?)
cereal 1,524 Nearly a Senior Poster Featured Poster
happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
I remember back in the day, each category (Software Dev, Web Dev, etc) was a different color scheme
Hehe. I actually used to rather like the color coded DaniWeb, and was pretty mortified when it was scrapped. But then I'm a bit of a 'Sheldon' sometimes when it comes to change - for about 48 hours - then love it. Which is what happened then, and again with then more recent system changes. You just have to give it a chance to absorb into your psyche, and then learn to love it. Unless you are diafol of course ;) I should add that I used to have a pair of purple Doc Martens boots, with hand-painted yellow and white daisies on them. Not that I'm suggesting that as the next DaniWeb color scheme I hasten to add.
Dani 5,664 The Queen of DaniWeb Administrator Featured Poster
It was scrapped because no one really seemed to understand why the color was randomly changing, and I think it was a huge deterrant to ultimately building and strengthening our brand, since our logo was always purple, and there was often a disconnect between the page you were looking at and our brand.
WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague
It used to be a connotation that it was a gay colour (Lesbian?)
It's also a connotation of Royalty. Guess which was first :)
I thought lavender was gay. Good thing this isn't BruciWeb... ;)
Member #120589
I don't know about 'gay' - it's 'feminine' that gets me.
It's also a connotation of Royalty
Now that DOES stick in my craw. What's Bruciweb? Spent a couple of minutes looking for it. Until I realised Walt was extracting the urine. Doh!
Anyway, I think I may bite the bullet and take off the green as sometimes the purple thing comes back unless I press refresh. I can't take the shock.
WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague
What's Bruciweb?
Bruce was also thought of as a gay name... I think that's why in the Hulk TV show he was David Banner rather than Bruce Banner. Late 1970's version of political correctness.
Member #120589
You've just alienated half the male population of Australia :)
Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster
gerbil 216 Industrious Poster
Happygeek: "I should add that I used to have a pair of purple Doc Martens boots, with hand-painted yellow and white daisies on them."
Nope. Wrong word. should -> will.
"should" cannot be used in a statement like that. Definitely not. Ever. It means you thought we needed to know it.
We surely did not.
;)
I wanted to make a grimace, but that unleashed the code detection monster.
happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
No, you are wrong. Should was absolutely correct as it was imperative you knew about it or you may otherwise have taken my opinion seriously :)
gerbil 216 Industrious Poster
It's Hippygeek from now on.
happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
I take being called a hippy as a compliment :)
WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague
But your avatar is FAR from hippy... Closer to Fury ;o)
happygeek 2,411 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
My beard is much longer now, if that helps. And my eye patch has beads on the thong...
<=== See, fairly hippyish in a happy pirate kind of way. :)
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