Trees and Grass Components of Vital Neighborhood Spaces
Grass and trees in outdoor spaces were shown to increase the use and social activity in outdoor places.
Grass and trees in outdoor spaces were shown to increase the use and social activity in outdoor places.
Individuals talking on cell phones are not as aware of information being presented in the area they are passing through as individuals who are not talking on cell phones.
Men and women perceive the color red in different ways.
In a study of forest settings without paths, researchers have shown that if a location has either visual access or legibility, it will be preferred.
Recent color research has investigated relationships between the emotions and preference.
When presenting design and product options to others, use restraint—or you may doom your project to failure.
Arthur Stamps (Institute of Environmental Quality) studied enclosure using visual simulations with three varied properties: height of enclosure, permeability, and the perceived area of the enclosure.
Researchers have determined that distances judged along a horizontal surface seem shorter when a discontinuity in the surface is produced in certain ways.
Design Psychology makes use of the emotional factor in people’s responses to the environment. In fact, design psychology is unique in its recognition of the critical role emotion plays in the way people react to their physical surroundings.
This insightful edition has forty-two chapters separated in five sections. Each section contains information useful to RDC readers, but the eighteen chapters in the “Sharpening Application” group are immediately applicable to people designing and managing environments.