Few of us think twice about the effects that the colors around us can have on our mood and behavior. Beyond being purely aesthetic, color can add depth and meaning to our spaces, sometimes even relaying messages we may not consciously realize we’re receiving. Color can be so powerful that branding and marketing companies choose specific palette combinations in the hopes of manipulating us to purchase...
It’s a familiar scene. You’re out at a café at lunch and you see a child and what looks to be their parent sitting at a two-person table. The parent is scrolling through their phone endlessly, picking at their meal, making zero eye-contact with their kid, and the child is playing a mindless game on an iPad or tablet barely touching their food. I feel disheartened when I see a parent and child “spending...