Indoor Air Quality and Creativity
Benefits of better air
Benefits of better air
Welcoming, de-stressing all users
Generating needed results
Dark-to-light or light-to-dark
Performance, mental state repercussions
Social drivers of effects
Groth, Block, and Newman studied factors related to whether people choose digital or physical forms of books and similar creative works. As they share, “The explosion in digitization means that individuals increasingly have the opportunity to choose between digital and physical versions of creative works—for example, between eBooks and paperback books. However, despite the popularity of digital objects, many people continue to prefer physical equivalents. We suggest that one reason for this preference is that physical versions of works are felt to embody the essence of their creators.
Al-Kire and colleagues evaluated how people evaluate artworks. They report that “Participants were randomly assigned to view original art photos created by a professional photographer that adhered to aesthetic principles, modified photos (i.e., the original photos modified to violate aesthetic principles such as the rule of thirds), or a comparison condition (photos selected from the International Affective Picture System).
Khoury reports on a practical reason to paint surfaces a saturated shade of yellow, one that likely influences space user wellbeing. Khoury shares that “Flies are more than a nuisance. They are the carriers and transmitters of numerous diseases, including particularly dangerous ones such as cholera, typhoid, and gastrointestinal illnesses. . . . In hot, humid countries like Indonesia, flies are a part of everyday life. . . . Many school canteens are open-air, making it even easier for flies to access the food. . . .
Sleboda and team’s work indicate how important word choices can be and their findings are likely applicable generally in designed situations. The group reports that they collected data as “Participants chose between one gourmet food gift basket without meat and dairy and another with meat and dairy. . . . the gourmet food gift basket without meat and dairy was less likely to be chosen when its label focused on its content (stating ‘vegan’ or ‘plant-based’) rather than on its benefits (stating ‘healthy’, ‘sustainable’ or both).