This document discusses factors that influence human attraction and behavior in public spaces. It explores how smells, colors, photography, matching styles, and technology use attract people and influence social responses. Disruptions to traditional human interactions from increased technology use are also examined, as are differences in how children and various cultures may respond in public. The document considers what social and cultural observations may be made about public expectations and preferences going forward.

1. OBSERVATIONAL AND NORMAL PATTERN
DISRUPTION ANALYSIS

2. OUR SPACE ; WHAT
ATTRACTS?
 Smell Attraction – why are people attracted
to certain smells and not others? Are they
influenced into preferring certain aromas
over others? Is it a cultural factor?
 Color Attraction - why are people attracted
to certain colors and not others? Are
they influenced into preferring certain
colors over others?

3. WHAT IS THE RESPONSE TO
ATTRACTION?
 Photo Taking – people mimic each other in public spaces,
as there is an unspoken code of behavior. When
someone is unsure of what that code is they look to
others for guidance. This is helpful in touristic areas where
different people from different backgrounds respond
physically when put in a common space.
 Matching Colors – couples/friends/families dress alike.
This suggests that people influence each other’s styles.
Why do people like to visually match with their
friends/family?
 Hand Fixation – people usually hold their cell phones in
their hands even when they’re not using it. Has it become
part of a social phenomenon? Technology has become
an entity that holds as much weight as people.

4. POTENTIAL; DISRUPTIONS
TO RESPONSES
 Human Interactions – we see more and more people
completely immersed in their cell phones/technology
rather than indulging in ‘old-fashioned conversation’.
This shows a break in how people like to
communicate and connect with other individuals.
There is a movement away from the conventional
human-to-human contact and more of a movement
towards technology-to-technology contact. The two
sides of the spectrum have created two kinds of
people; conversationalists and technologists.
 Children – do not adhere to public codes of behavior;
they are loud, they use the space as they please.
This defies public expectations.

5. WHAT WILL WE OBSERVE
NEXT?
 Public Expectations: people act in a certain accepted way in public
spaces, especially in a tourist attraction
 Hand Fixation
 Children
 Seating Arrangements
 Sense of belonging/Connectivity
 Matching Colors – visual coordination makes the connection between two or more
people
 Human Interactions – those who connect with each other through talking, and those
who connect with others through technology.
 Cultural Preferences:
 Color Attractions – perhaps people from certain cultures prefer different colors/patterns.
 Smell Attractions - perhaps people from certain cultures prefer different smells.