Tuesday, August 21, 2007

What am Itaking away from the work so far....

Through the various readings discussions, and class work, I found most compelling the studies of mass human behavior. Specifically, Why We Buy by Paco Underhill and The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte seem to resonate with me. These behavioral studies showed how simple design considerations can really determine the success or failure of a design. The studies focused on specific aspects of behavior, but the conclusions can be applied to many aspects of design.

1 comment:

Herb Childress said...

Observation is something that almost all of us do far too little of. It's cheap, easy, and entertaining. The only differences between careful observation and "hanging out" are that you have a question in your mind, and you record and think about what you saw. But you can do either one of them on a sunny afternoon with a starbucks in your hand.