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Designers and researchers from Perkins + Will interviewed adolescent residents of a behavioral health facility on the East Coast of the United States to learn more about their facility-related place-based needs.
There are a variety of noises in natural environments, and an increasing number of them are man made.
Northwestern researchers have determined why autistic individuals have unusual responses to touch-related stimuli – delayed development of the sensory cortex in the brain.
Often designers want to develop spaces that will strike an emotional chord with users, and one of the ways to do this is to include literal or figurative representations of valued locations.
Moller, Elliot, and Maier investigated North American associations to the colors red and green, controlling for lightness and chroma.
When does familiarity trump novelty? Novelty prevail over familiarity?
This research identifies the three visual attributes consumers use to categorize the appearance of durable products: Modernity, Simplicity, and Playfulness.
Researchers from the Netherlands have advanced scent-related research dramatically over the last several years.
Tomico and his colleagues introduce the design public to the repertory grid research technique in this peer-reviewed, free access article.
Designers and their clients often need to compare different options.