Males More Positive Response to Open-Plan Workplace (7-11-07)
Male office workers participating in a recent study had more positive perceptions of an open-plan workplace than female co-workers.
Male office workers participating in a recent study had more positive perceptions of an open-plan workplace than female co-workers.
Objects and patterns with curved features are preferred to those with pointed features and sharp angles
When shown images, Asians tend to focus more on the image as a whole, while Westerners are more apt to focus on foreground objects.
The way that people think about their relationships with others influences their preferences for different sorts of shapes.
Americans 18-29 years old are more likely to make major life decisions based on design considerations than previous generations, according to a poll of 2,000 Americans recently completed for Autodesk, Inc. by Kelton Research.
The Continental Automated Building Association (CABA) Internet Home Alliance Research Council polled 602 homeowners 25-64 years old with broadband access and household incomes of over $35,000 a year to learn more about how they are using their kitchens today and what technological innovations they would be most interested in adding to their kitchens.
Research by the American Institute of Architects indicates that homeowners are increasingly interested in making their homes more energy efficient.
In an interesting study investigating color associations (in the context of selecting colors for medicinal pills) in 11 countries (in North and South America, Asia, and Europe), Lechner, Harrington, and Simonoff noted associations to particular hues.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) polled almost 2,000 members of the general public to determine their favorite buildings in the United States.
Researchers found that views indicating water was nearby were significantly more preferred than images of similar areas without visible water influences.