Scenting Objects vs. Scenting Spaces (12-16-09)
In retail environments, is it more appropriate to scent an area of the store or products themselves?
In retail environments, is it more appropriate to scent an area of the store or products themselves?
Bringslimark and her colleagues have reviewed the scientific literature related to the psychological effects of indoor plants.
For some time, psychologists have recognized differences in the ways that people raised in Western cultures and Eastern cultures perceive visual information.
Designers often brainstorm. Kavadias and Sommer have investigated training diversity and brainstorming effectiveness.
Liben presents a range of important information about how humans process the information presented to them via maps.
Miguel Brendl, Amitava Chattopadhyay, Brett Pelham, and Mauricio Carvallo have found an interesting relationship between the first letter of a person’s given name and the products they select as well as the places that they choose to live.
HDR display technology is beginning to become available, and Veitch outlines why it will be an important design tool
For decades, environmental psychologists have been researching how noise (unwanted sound) indoors influences our mood and cognitive performance.
Daniel Kruger, a research faculty member at the University of Michigan, has investigated how human’s evolutionary past is reflected in the shopping behaviors of men and women today.
The perceptions drawn from tactile sensations are of interest to designers trying to develop particular sensory experiences.