Customizing Eyes to Location (08-09-11)
After a rigorous investigation, Pearce and Dunbar have determined that humans in various geographic locations have evolved visual systems that differ in size.
After a rigorous investigation, Pearce and Dunbar have determined that humans in various geographic locations have evolved visual systems that differ in size.
Ferdenzi and her colleagues have investigated affective (i.e., emotional) responses to odors among Swiss, British, and Singaporean people.
Principles of design are present even in logos.
New research reiterates the importance of culturally sensitive design, often discussed in these entries.
Athanasopoulos and his colleagues present additional evidence that the language we speak influences our experience of the world.
Design researchers collecting data around the world, and comparing study results from one country to the next, will find recent research conducted by Morrison, Tay, and Diener interesting.
Foy explores the role of sound in human life by investigating the implications of its absence, silence.
Vikas Mittal’s analyses indicate that Starbuck’s new logo will be useful as it expands internationally.
Native languages should be considered in design.
Maddux and his colleagues studied cultural differences in the endowment effect (the tendency of owners to value objects more than potential buyers of those objects).