One day after explaining the psychology of restaurant menus, the New York Times opens our minds’ eyes to online retailers’ manipulation of colours, price points and time distortion to get us buying — and how we can avoid such trickery.
Want a better shot at getting a lost digital camera back? If your finder has any heart at all, a multi-frame photo message will give both motivation and instructions. Check out Andrew McDonald’s smirk-inducing series as an example.