Hygge: Scandinavian Cozy
Hygge is now officially a worldwide phenomena.
Hygge is now officially a worldwide phenomena.
Ornaments have both fans and enemies. Some people encourage their use, while others consider ornaments design corrupting gewgaws. This article focuses directly on how ornament design can enhance mental and physical wellbeing.
Our skin is our largest sense organ and no matter where we are or what we’re doing, all of it’s collecting info and sending it to our brains for processing. After our brains are done assessing and analyzing them, touch-related inputs inform our thoughts and behaviors.
In September, 2016, the Design and Emotion Society met in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for its biennial conference. Discussions at scheduled sessions and during impromptu conversations focused on a range of intriguing experience-design related issues.
The Center for Health Design (CHD) has prepared an excellent toolkit for people conducting post-occupancy evaluations (POEs).
Being around green leafy indoor plants has a major effect on how our brains work and makes an important contribution to our mental and physical wellbeing.
Feeling safe and secure is fundamental to human wellbeing - when we don't we can't live life to our full potential.
Reception areas introduce visitors to work units and organizations. Design can make these encounters positive—or negative—experiences.
Cues that make it more likely that people will think about positive prior events can really pay off.
There are many, many ways that design can reduce stress; encourage healthy eating, sleeping, and activity levels; and, in general, help humans live with fit minds and bodies.