Smartphones: a benefit or a distraction?
“Oh, it will only take a second,” is your last thought before you check a notification on your phone.
Within 60 seconds you will disappear into a sea of endless links to emails, text messages and websites.
“Once you start, you’re usually lost,” said Timothy Pychyl, a Carleton psychology professor who specializes in procrastination research.
Housing horrors
Students who live off-campus can be put through hell trying to find the perfect place — and once they’ve found it, their troubles aren’t always over.
House hunting tips
While some students will stick to living on residence following first year, the majority will strike out on their own to find housing off-campus.
How to protect yourself from tenant-landlord disputes
If there is one piece of advice for students to take when dealing with a landlord, it’s get it in writing.
Psychology of Colour – Interior Design
Most people take colour at face value. But for interior designers, colour selection is a crucial process.
“Colour choices are really personal,” said Sylvia Whitton, who teaches a foundation year in colours at the Ontario College of Arts and Design (OCAD).
Keith Rushton, the chair of the graphic design program at OCAD, explained how interior design is all about purpose and asking the right questions, like: “What is the personality of the people? What are they trying to accomplish? What are their sensibilities and tastes?”
