Consumer Psychology

The Tangible Soul: Materials and the Industrial Mind

25 November 2019·210 words·1 min

Human Systems and Behavior Materials Design Psychology Industrial Sensory Consumer Psychology Design and Innovation Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

Exploring how materials shape human perception and satisfaction in industrial design.

The Tangible Soul - Part 1: Sensory Stimulation: The Aesthetic Attributes of Modern Solids

25 November 2019·510 words·3 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Materials Sensory Design Psychology Aesthetics Consumer Psychology Design and Innovation Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

How the sensory properties of materials influence human perception and product design.

The Calculus of the Icon

30 August 2019·2375 words·12 mins

Systems and Innovation Design and Innovation Consumer Psychology Historical Case Studies Systems Thinking

The 1978 Dialectic – Part 3: The Magazine and the Global Bridge

22 July 2019·768 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Globalization Media Culture Middle East Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

The 1978 Dialectic – Part 2: The Article and the Anxious Mind

21 July 2019·670 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Anxiety Articles Psychology Media Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

The 1978 Dialectic: Anxiety, Aspiration, and the Making of a Modern Mindset

20 July 2019·231 words·2 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Consumerism Anxiety Modernity Middle East Media Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

Exploring how 1978 advertisements and articles in Al-Mukhtar magazine reflected the tension between consumer aspiration and global anxiety.

The 1978 Dialectic – Part 1: The Advertisement and the Operating System

20 July 2019·697 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis 1978 Consumerism Advertisements Modernity Middle East Historical Case Studies Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Systems Thinking

The Engineered Illusion – Part 3: The Cracked Facade

28 May 2019·988 words·5 mins

Vehicle Engineering & Lifecycle Design Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Design and Innovation

The Engineered Illusion – Part 2: The Streamlined Shroud

27 May 2019·1038 words·5 mins

Vehicle Engineering & Lifecycle Design Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Design and Innovation

The Engineered Illusion: Style as the Opium of the American Driver

26 May 2019·211 words·1 min

Vehicle Engineering & Lifecycle Design Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Design and Innovation Policy and Critique

How automotive styling evolved from class marker to mass narcotic, concealing the realities of labor, safety, and social hierarchy beneath a shimmering facade.