Mirrors: Reflections of Style
This book will interest people intrigued by the ways designers have used mirrors—indoors and out—over time, and also individuals fascinated by the effects, psychological and otherwise, created by using mirrors.
This book will interest people intrigued by the ways designers have used mirrors—indoors and out—over time, and also individuals fascinated by the effects, psychological and otherwise, created by using mirrors.
Biophilic design is again a hot topic in the design world. Biophilic design makes people more productive, enhances their mental health, and does wonders for their well-being—and the financial bottom lines of employers.
Kuhbandner and Pekrun studied how the color of writing influences how well information in written messages is remembered.
As spring plantings and trimmings begin, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) becomes especially topical.
A conference provides new insights into the influence of light on human experience.
Congruent messages are more effective.
Researchers have known for some time that watching fish swim in fish tanks is psychologically restorative and aquariums stocked with fish are regularly used to defuse stress in spaces in which people are likely to feel tense, such as dentists’ offices.
Galvan and her research team have gathered additional evidence indicating that acoustically shielded telephone booths/rooms/conversation areas are useful in workplaces, transportation hubs, healthcare facilities, and anywhere else people can potentially overhear telephone conversations.
Research that will soon appear in Psychological Science indicates further links between physical conditions and mental states.
Research consistently links cleanliness, or sensory experiences associated with cleanliness, such as the scents of cleaning products, to moral behavior.