All Whites Are Not the Same
People have different emotional responses to various white-based shades.
People have different emotional responses to various white-based shades.
In October 2011 a team of professionals (architects, campus administrators, and higher education association leaders) met with students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison “to consider the relationship between physical place and campus community.”
Design decisions influence the moods of the people who ultimately use objects and spaces. What moods do those users desire?
A study conducted by Chang and Pham, soon to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research, provides insights on the factors that guide decisions, particularly those made “when the outcomes are closer to the present time than when they are further away in the future.”
Recent research indicates how significantly different a person’s self concept can be at home and at work.
We have new findings tying cues in the physical environment to particular ways of thinking
People designing places and objects won’t be surprised to learn that the placebo effect is found outside the context of medicine/healthcare.
Who is most likely to desire bling (“expensive, high-status goods”)?
Dischinger and Filho make the discussion of designing for different sensory capabilities concrete.
Rosenblum and Gordon review exotic perceptual skills such as “our ability to echolocate like bats; to scent-track like dogs; and to improve our brain’s touch skills to compensate for temporary visual deprivation.”