Keep Those Customers Relaxed! (11-12-13)
Retail design can help customers feel relaxed, and it seems that investments in calming shades of paint for walls, etc., are worthwhile.
Retail design can help customers feel relaxed, and it seems that investments in calming shades of paint for walls, etc., are worthwhile.
Reinholtz, Lee, and Pham have linked being in sunlight with taking risks.
Bernhofer and her team have gathered additional evidence indicating how important it is to maintain normal circadian rhythms and the role light can play in doing so.
Incorporating natural light into a space has documented positive effects on how humans perform cognitively and socially and using it indoors conserves our energy resources.
Research at Vanderbilt confirms how important it is to provide in-room signage that allows patients to learn and remember information about their physicians.
Margulis investigated how repetition in music influences our thoughts and her findings are relevant not only when selecting music but, in general, when developing soundscapes for spaces.
Walk Score has released its 2013 walkability ratings for cities and neighborhoods, and they’re available at the web address below.
Chris Malone and Susan Fiske are the authors of The Human Brand: How We Relate to People, Products, and Companies.
Recent research confirms that noise, defined as unwanted sound, has a negative influence on us psychologically.
Spending time role-playing in video games dulls people to real life sensory experiences.