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A summary of current knowledge concerning the use of color in workplace environments.
Social and demographic trends in the United States are influencing color preferences in the population.
Exercise settings can influence exercise behavior.
Environmental psychology can help in designing events and experiences.
An individual's preference for specific colors is much more likely to change over time than their preference for a particular color scheme.
Two recent sources review research that details how natural forms and images can enhance human functioning and reduce stress, and make appeals for architecture informed by that research.
Several trends indicate increased attention to the design of public restrooms.
After statistically analyzing the colors used in homes, offices, and commercial settings, researchers determined that the color palette for residential spaces tends to use distinctively warm colors. Offices and commercial spaces tend to use warm and cool colors in roughly equal proportions.
The Wall Street Journal reports that homeowners are becoming increasingly interested in custom designing aspects of their home.
Researchers have been investigating event-places, "which make powerful linkages between physical and social phenomena."