Junyan Wei

Junyan Wei

30 December, 2024

Emergency situations, Industrial products, Key information, Color design.

In modern industrial design, color has become an important component of product aesthetics and a crucial element for conveying information. Color has strong visual effects and emotional expression abilities, which can trigger different psychological, behavioral, and other reactions. In industrial design, color design aims to enhance the visual impact and recognizability of products, while also conveying information and guiding user behavior. Especially when dealing with emergencies, appropriate colors can increase information transmission, reduce misreading and false alarms. Color design is widely used in emergency products, such as indicator lights, buttons, and display interfaces for industrial equipment. Different colors such as red are used for emergency stop buttons, yellow warning, and green normal. Through standardized design, the convenience and safety of operation in emergency situations are improved, simplifying users' understanding and operation process of complex industrial systems. In this article, the author will review the role and importance of color in emergency situations, summarize the main content of current research, including the impact of color on cognition and behavior, the significance of color in different cultures, and the visibility and readability of color. Next, the author will point out the shortcomings in existing research, such as insufficient standardization, inadequate user experience research, and technological limitations. Finally, the author will discuss future development directions, including color design standardization, interdisciplinary research, and the application of new technologies. Through in-depth exploration of these issues, it is hoped to provide valuable insights and suggestions for the field of emergency color design, promote its development and application, and better serve industrial safety and emergency management.

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