Discover the changing colour palettes of Valentine's Day

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The colour of Valentine's Day cards has changed more than you'd think – see how much they've evolved.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so we thought we'd have a look at Cupid's annual visit from a design perspective. To kick off, Brandisty has sifted through a century of Hallmark Valentine's Day card and put together a collection of palettes for each decade, and it's a fascinating study.

While the message has remained broadly the same over the years, the colour palette has evolved greatly. Red, of course, has broadly remained a constant – except for some reason in the crazy 1970s – but it's amazing to see just how all over the place the rest of the palette has been.

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