Culture and Design
Where you're from influences what's best
Where you're from influences what's best
Research conducted by O’Rourke and colleagues indicates how important it is to align the form of a space with the culture of the people who will use it.
Mavridis and colleagues’ work adds to the research indicating that our culture influences our perception of the world around us.
A complex relationship, explained
Beier and colleagues researched how culture influences responses to music.
National culture drives outcomes
Kuwabara, Alonso, and Ayala studied perception across cultures.
Researchers have learned more about language-related variations in emotional experiences; since the forms of physical environments influence moods, this work is relevant to designers.
Tham and colleagues investigated associations to particular colors at a cultural level using language groups (adults who only spoke English, who only spoke Chinese, or who were bilingual in English and Chinese).
Mastandrea, Wagoner, and Hogg looked at links between where people live and art preferences.