Lighting for Better Lives
Two important resources to review
Follow Behavioral Norms
Textures and Empathy (03-24-16)
Wang, Zhu, and Handy report that textures we touch influence how empathetic we are.
Ethics and Distances (11-05-15)
Scientists have learned that distance between workers’ work areas influences the likelihood that unethical behavior will “trickle-down” through an organization, from higher-level managers to other employees.
Designing Libraries
Reconciling conflicting goals
Repercussions of Telecommuting
Evaluating working away from the corporate campus
Human Factors in Lighting (3rd Edition)
Use light's power to create spaces where humans thrive
Minimizing Lying Via Place Design
We are better liars in some locations than others
Signage that Works: Effectively, Efficiently, Aesthetically
Signs tell us what we should do and how we should do it. Sometimes the messages that we “read” from them are consistent with the objectives of the people who’ve designed the signs and other times they’re not. What distinguishes effective signs from ineffective ones?
Reminders of Money (07-30-15)
Vohs has summarized research done to date on what happens when people are reminded of money, for example, via images seen.
Place Attachment – What, Why, and How
Place attachment—the important bond people form with an environment—is something that academics think about all the time, but not practitioners. That’s too bad; design efforts informed by research related to place attachment are more successful.
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