Picture this. You visit Katie in her apartment, and she ducks out for a quick errand. Now what? Well, as a friend recently reported: “You don’t pull out your phone. There’s too much to look at.” Katie filled the space with what she loves, and accidentally demonstrated a principle of sound design -- it works really well when you don’t notice it. We hope you like how we designed this edition of Doing What Works!

Here are your show notes…

Why Design Matters [https://www.amazon.com/Why-Design-Matters-Conversations-Creative/dp/0062872966], by Debbie Millman, features interviews with “the world’s most creative people.”

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum [https://www.cooperhewitt.org/]. A visit there sparked Katie’s new passion.

The Senses: Design Beyond Vision [https://www.amazon.com/Senses-Design-Beyond-Vision/dp/1616897104], by Ellen Lupton, reminded Katie how important scent is for creating a mood and atmosphere and evoking memories.

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be [https://www.amazon.com/Put-Your-Where-Heart-Wants/dp/B0B553D3FP/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1656958085&sr=8-1] is a new book by Steven Pressfield.

Occam’s razor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor] suggests that all other things being equal, the simplest explanation is likely the best one.