The Importance of the Smells from the Cafeteria (09-13-12)
Lee and Schwarz build on the growing body of research indicating that many metaphorical expressions related to physical experiences seem to have a psychological component.
Lee and Schwarz build on the growing body of research indicating that many metaphorical expressions related to physical experiences seem to have a psychological component.
Research by Joseph Goodman and Selin Malkoc that will be published soon in the Journal of Consumer Research confirms that presenting a curated set of options to design clients can be a good idea.
Research in care homes indicates that how furniture is arranged can significantly influence resident activity.
The Center for Health Design has released a literature review prepared by Anjali Joseph and Xiaobo Quan that can be used to assess risks to patients in long-term living facilities.
John Parkinson of the University of Warwick has studied democratic spaces and concludes that Berlin’s are the best in the world.
What can you learn from Facebook photos?
New research linking vividness of experience and memory is useful to designers trying to create unforgettable or in some cases forgettable experiences (consider: unpleasant medical tests).
Waterfalls are almost universally judged to be beautiful, but viewing them is not just an aesthetic experience.
Hah investigated the mathematical principles fundamental to the design of many famous structures (including the Sydney Opera House, the US Capital, and Gehry’s Bilbao Guggenheim) as well as building components (e.g., Gothic arches).
Research to identify factors that encourage people to walk more frequently (instead of, for example, driving) in some environments than others has been regularly published during the last few years.