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4 Priorities To Consider When Designing Workplaces For Gen Z

All Work

This article was written by M Moser’s Michelle Smith for Work Design Magazine. This article explores some of the overall trends we observe as new generations enter the workplace. Views towards the outdoors, greenery, and natural light to boost mood, productivity and regulate the circadian rhythm.

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Biophilic Design Is Part Of The New Normal (And We’re Not Just Talking Office Plants)

All Work

In pre-industrial times, our lives were way more aligned with nature’s rhythms and cycles. Natural light supports the body’s circadian rhythm; the internal process that regulates our sleep-wake cycle and repeats every 24 hours – or thereabouts. Facebook created a 3.6-acre acre rooftop garden at its Silicon Valley hub.

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Time to Reboot

Retailing Insight

You’re not removing people permanently from your spirit, just gaining some perspective.). This is the practice of mindfulness , and as you get used to the rhythm, it can be as joyful and cathartic as a walk. It’s like a spiritual haircut, now rinse and repeat. While the ritual is simple, its effects are not.

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The Four Bodies: The Physical Body

Retailing Insight

This article is part of a series: The Four Bodies. In one study conducted to learn the natural rhythm of the human, done in Las Vegas at a place without windows, subjects were allowed to do whatever they wanted with their time, play games, read, sleep, etc., It helps to have a perspective on what exactly the body elemental does.

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Brochure design, time for a rethink? – 2 of our designers share 4 key elements to consider

Parker Design

Regardless of content and design, everything needs to link together: your new brochure design needs to be a cohesive piece of work, visually and also from a narrative perspective. If you don’t know yet, we can help by proposing a few brochure design options so we can establish early on a realistic approach to what you want.

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Holistic Approach (limited series): Life is Sound

Retailing Insight

If our perception of sound would be unrestricted, we would be able to hear the music of the flowers, grasses, trees, and mountains; the singing of the skies and stars and the rhythm of all of nature and the symphony of our own being. Every being has its own melody. Take a moment and open your heart to experience the vibration of sound.

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A Company Should Never Stand Still, So Why Should Your Space?

All Work

This article was written by Emily Webster , and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. What is the rhythm of communication within the organization? A framework that can help guide the evolution of the workplace is experience design, a human-centric practice that helps make the environment more personal.

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