11.18.10 | Ideas
Can grappling with complex issues be self-serving?
From constructing an elaborate meal, or chest of drawers to coming up with innovative hand washing solutions to decrease infection rates in hospitals – our brain likes to solve hard problems. There is a psychological bias called the Ikea Effect that rewards this very activity. The Ikea Effect is the preference one has for something [...]
11.18.10 | Ideas
Cigarettes, Design, and Behavioral Change
In the Transdisciplinary Design Seminar, we have been discussing whether design can change behavior. The US Food & Drug Administration seems to think that it can as it proposes new, larger, and more graphic required warnings for cigarette packages and advertisements.
The aesthetic value of the proposed labels deserves a separate conversation, but the overall effort [...]
Tags: behavioral change | cigarette ads | cigarette labels | design | fda | graphic design | smoking
10.9.10 | Events
Living Concrete // Carrot City
[ October 1, 2010 7:00 am to December 15, 2010 7:00 am. ] Living Concrete/Carrot City is an exhibition of creative and research projects that demonstrate the possibilities of urban agriculture.
