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Heesu’s Lighting Cube Published in AoDR
The Lighting Cube of Heesu (김희수), a Master Graduate of Color Lab is published in a Archives of Design Research (디자인학연구). The article is entitled as “Lighting Cube: Development and Validation of a Physical Design (조명 큐브를 활용한 조명색과 제품색 사이의 심미적 조화 탐구)”. As a part of Heesu’s Master Thesis, the article presents how…
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Perceived White Point in VR presented at IMID2026
Colorlab introduces Dr. Byeongjin Kim’s (김병진) latest poster, “Perceived White Point in Virtual Reality Under Different Ambient Lighting Conditions,” presented at the 26th International Meeting on Information Display (IMID 2026). This study investigates how the surrounding visual environment in virtual reality influences what users perceive as white. Unlike conventional displays, head-mounted displays largely replace the…
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Celebrating Amina’s Best Poster Award!
We proudly celebrate Amina Rakhimzhanova (아미나 락힘츠하노바)’s achievement, whose study, “감성 유사도 기반 레퍼런스 이미지 검색” (Reference Image Retrieval Based on Affective Similarity), received the Best Paper Award in the Poster Session at the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility. Her study investigates how computational methods can retrieve reference images that align with the nuanced…
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Celebrating Hyungseok’s Best Paper Award!
We proudly celebrate Hyungseok Moon (문형석)’s achievement, where his study, “Exploring Methods for Recreating the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) Using Generative AI,” received the Best Paper Award in the Oral Session at the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility. His study investigates how generative AI can be used to recreate and modernize IAPS images,…
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Congrats to Amina on Earning Her Master’s Degree!
Colorlab proudly congratulates Amina Rakhimzhanova (아미나 락힘자노바) on completing her Master of Science degree in Industrial Design at KAIST. Her thesis presents an AI-assisted product lighting ideation platform, Luxplore, that supports designers in exploring affective lighting concepts during the early stages of the design process. Her research investigates how designers evaluate and select lighting reference…
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Product Personality Through Lighting
Colorlab introduces Byeongjin’s (김병진) latest publication, “Designing Perceived Product Personality Through Embedded Lighting in Home Appliances.” This study investigates how embedded lighting in home appliances can shape users’ perception of product personality and preference. Across three experiments, the research examines how variations in brightness, color, and lighting form influence the Big Five personality impressions of…
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Estimating Brand Logo Colors for Dark Mode
Colorlab introduces Byeongjin Kim’s (김병진) and Giyun Lee’s (이기윤) latest publication, “Color Adjustment of Brand Logos for Dark Mode Display,” in PLOS One. This study investigates how to adapt brand logos, typically designed for light backgrounds, for effective use in dark mode environments. Through two experiments, the research identifies systematic patterns in color modification, including adjustments…
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Immersive Evaluation of In-Product Lighting Design Using Virtual Reality
Colorlab introduces Byeongjin Kim’s (김병진) latest publication, “Immersive Evaluation of In-Product Lighting Design Using Virtual Reality,” in Virtual Reality. The study examines how virtual reality can serve as a practical evaluation tool for lighting design in home appliances. Building on lighting concepts developed through a designer workshop, the research implements a set of representative scenarios…
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Congrats to Dr. Byeongjin Kim on Earning His Ph.D.!
Colorlab proudly congratulates Dr. Byeongjin Kim (김병진) on completing his Ph.D. His dissertation, “Context-Aware Lighting Design for Home Appliances,” presents a design framework that explains how lighting inside products shapes user perception and interaction. His research integrates human visual responses, contextual factors, and design intent to propose lighting behaviors that adapt meaningfully to use situations.…
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Amina showed AI-Powered Lighting Ideation Tool at 2025 KIIEE
Amina Rakhimzhanova (아미나 락힘츠하노바) and Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented a recent study at the 2025 Annual Autumn Conference of the Korean Institute of Illumination and Electrical Installation Engineers (한국조명·전기설비학회), held in Buyeo (부여). Amina delivered an insightful perspective on the use of AI in product lighting by introducing an AI-powered platform that enables designers to…
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Heesoo Presents Lighting Cube at 2025 KIIEE
Heesoo Kim (김희수) and Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented a paper entitled “Lighting Cube: A Lighting Experiment Unit for Product Lighting Design Exploration,” at the 2025 Annual Autumn Conference of the Korean Institute of Illumination and Electrical Installation Engineers (한국조명·전기설비학회), held in Buyeo (부여). The study introduced the Lighting Cube, a compact experimental unit developed to…
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Prof. Suk Delivers Keynote at CIC33
At the 33rd Color and Imaging Conference (CIC33) held in Hong Kong, Professor Suk shared her long-standing research journey that explores the intersection of color science, human perception, and design practice. Her keynote, “Skin Color in Culture and Technology“, offered an integrative perspective on how color science can illuminate both cultural and technological aspects of…