One way or another, we’re all conspicuous consumers. We use purchases to flaunt our wealth. We buy things not so much for purely personal enjoyment as for showing off or keeping up with the Joneses.
An professor of economics and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University.
Loading...Beauty comes from conscious reflection and experience. It is influenced by knowledge, learning, and culture. Objects that are unattractive on the surface can give pleasure. Discordant music, for example, can be beautiful. Ugly art can be beautiful.
An American researcher, professor, and author (The Design of Everyday Things). As Apple’s User Experience Architect (90's), he became the first person to have UX in his job title.
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Irrespective of gender, people rate individuals in high face-ism images as being more intelligent, dominant, and ambitious than individuals in low face-ism images.
The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.
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I readily agree that happiness isn’t everything. It isn’t even the most important thing. But all other things being equal, it’s better to be happy than not.
An American psychologist and the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College.
Loading...Engineers and designers simultaneously know too much and too little. They know too much about the technology and too little about how other people live their live and do their activities.
An American researcher, professor, and author (The Design of Everyday Things). As Apple’s User Experience Architect (90's), he became the first person to have UX in his job title.
Loading...Familiarity plays a primary role in aesthetic appeal and acceptance; people like things more when frequently exposed to them.
The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.
Loading...As the level of exposure to the novel art increases with time, familiarity with these unconventional objects of art also increases and results in greater acceptance and popularity.
A Human Factors specialist at Lockheed Martin–Space Operations and NASA. Human-computer interaction expert.
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Brand Content Strategist at Autodesk. The author of Lean Branding and Powering Content.
Loading...People do judge books by their covers, internet sites by their first pages, and buildings by their lobbies.
The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.
Loading...The trained observer can often spot difficulties and solutions that even the person experiencing them does not consciously recognize. It is because most people are unaware of their true needs.
An American researcher, professor, and author (The Design of Everyday Things). As Apple’s User Experience Architect (90's), he became the first person to have UX in his job title.
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