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![Individuality pays off](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/i/n/indywidualizm.jpg)
Individuality pays off
Nowadays, adherence to the principles of Ergonomics is still perceived as the obligation of implementing health and safety regulations. These are very specific and precisely determine, e.g. a workstation measurements or maximum range of an employees reach.
![Ergonomics and leisure](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/e/r/ergonomia.jpg)
Ergonomics and leisure
We spend a big chunk of our days at work, so it’s no surprise it can affect other spheres of our lives. Unfortunately, it’s not always a good thing.
![Coworking](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/c/o/coworking.jpg)
Coworking
Nowadays there is a fear of free movement of information among employees of various companies. Coworking is still more of a place of simultaneous work rather than a place of mutual inspiration and integration.
![Colour speaking. Purple colour: prestige and relax](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/f/i/fiolet.jpg)
Colour speaking. Purple colour: prestige and relax
Frederick Beigbeder jokingly said that the purple colour was created by Parisians to stop losers interrupt breakfasts at Café de Flore. The only reason the writer’s words may be excused is because purple has always been identified with prestige and elegance.
![Ikigai](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/i/k/ikigai.jpg)
Ikigai
“Iki” means “live now”, “gai”- “reason”. Combining these two words create a name of Japanese philosophy of happiness, which calls for passion, mission and work.
In Japan professional sphere dominates.
![Divide, but do not separate](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/d/z/dziel.jpg)
Divide, but do not separate
The concept of an office where open space is filled with rows of desks is a thing of the past. The idea which primarily focused on enhancing the efficiency of communication, reducing distance between employees and the management as well as stimulate creativity turned out to be quite problematic.
![Colour speaking. Prestigious black.](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/c/z/czarny.jpg)
Colour speaking. Prestigious black.
In a vast majority of cultures black is associated with magnitude and authority but also bereavement and a sense of loss. It doesn’t belong to the natural palette of colours, therefore, contrasts strongly with its surroundings.
![Colour speaking. Pink and red, not only for women](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/r/_/r_.jpg)
Colour speaking. Pink and red, not only for women
In 1979 Alexander Schauss, the director of American Institute for Biosocial Research asked the management of penitentiary center in Seattle to carry out a certain experiment.
![Colour speaking. Orange, a community worker](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/p/o/pomarancz.jpg)
Colour speaking. Orange, a community worker
It is not without reason that orange is dominant in the telecommunications industry. It’s a universal symbol of communication, its visible presence in office and home environment improves our attention span and social relations.
![Colour speaking. Many faces of brown](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/b/r/brazowy.jpg)
Colour speaking. Many faces of brown
In recent years brown paper and cardboard boxes were associated with the cheapest form of packaging. However, at present they are used by shops and producers who want to underline their connection with nature.
![Colour speaking. Grey, not so modest](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/s/z/szary.jpg)
Colour speaking. Grey, not so modest
Dagny Thurmann-Moe, a Norwegian designer and author believes that the increasing tendency of depression among nationals is due to the excessive popularity of monochromatic interiors.
![Colour speaking. Freezing white](https://mdd.eu/media/mageplaza/blog/post/b/i/bia_y.jpg)
Colour speaking. Freezing white
In digital world there is only one kind of white: 255, 255, 255 in RGB colour system and 0, 0, 0, 0 in a CMYK colour chart. In reality, however, there are many more shades of the universal colour.