the whole world burns

Architectures of Control in Design

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Behaviour-regulating designs: the supermarket tile thing I posted the other day is one, but also websites that make it hard to leave, reduced visibility at roundabouts to improve safety... the list goes on.

A-Z Retail Tricks To Make You Shop

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Tiles -- Supermarkets used to have a trick placing slightly smaller tiles on the floor in the more expensive aisles of the shop. When a customer entered on of these aisles their trolley would click faster making them think they were travelling faster and thereby subconsciously slow down and spend more time in that aisle.

What the devil?

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