Clutter and Older Eyes (01-11-12)
McCarley and his associates compared the ability of younger (early 20’s) and older (early 70’s) people to quickly pick particular information out of visual clutter.
McCarley and his associates compared the ability of younger (early 20’s) and older (early 70’s) people to quickly pick particular information out of visual clutter.
Singh and colleagues reviewed the existing research on adolescent physical activity and academic performance.
Munch and his team’s recent research on office lighting is particularly important since as a result of flexible and longer work hours many people find themselves in their offices in the early evening.
I was privileged to be involved in conceiving and writing for this book, whose goal was to help facility managers envision, produce, and thrive by examining changes in work and workplace.
A number of recent studies address the psychological ramifications and power of color. In general, color can add much to work and indoor spaces, as well as influence other perceptions.
Living in urban environments seems to influence whether scenes viewed are perceived more holistically or if visual attention is focused on the details of those scenes.
The British Council for Offices (BCO) polled 1,000 office workers in the United Kingdom to learn more about their workplace experiences.
Costa investigated the tendency of people to sit in the same seat each time they are in a public space.
Anita Eerland (Erasmus University), Tulio Guadalupe, and Rolf Zwaan have collected additional evidence indicating that our experience of the physical world has a complex relationship with decisions that we make.
Jahncke and her colleagues explored the performance repercussions of noise in open-plan offices.