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Exploring Lighting Experience in Product Design
Byeongjin Kim (김병진), a Ph.D. candidate at Color Lab, has published a paper titled “User Experience Factors of Home Appliance Lighting (가전제품의 조명이 형성하는 사용자 경험 요인)” in Archives of Design Research (AoDR), Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 253–267. As part of his ongoing doctoral dissertation, the study explores how lighting quality influences user perception…
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Lighting as UX: Byeongjin Wins Best Paper Award
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented his research, titled “Exploring the Effects of Lighting in Home Appliances (가전제품 조명의 효과에 대한 탐색),” at the 2025 Spring Conference of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회). His study highlighted how in-product lighting goes beyond mere illumination—enhancing user experience and reinforcing brand value. For this achievement, he received…
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Award-Wining Paper on Skin Tone–Specific Motivations for Face Makeup
Hyungseok Moon (문형석), an undergraduate intern of Color Lab, presented his study at the 2025 Spring Conference of Korean Society of Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회), and received a ‘Special Award(특별상)’ in a session of ‘Next Generation Scholars’. Titled “Skin Tone–Specific Motivations for Face Makeup: Insights from an E-Commerce Review Analysis (리뷰 데이터 기반 피부톤 별…
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Article on Lipstick Color Labeling
Color Lab’s new article, “Categorization and Labeling of Red Variations in Lip Makeup,” has been published in Color Research & Application as an open-access paper. As part of Dr. Boram Kim (김보람)’s Ph.D. research, the study combines spectrophotometric measurements with visual assessments to explore the relationship between physical color data and human color perception in…
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Harmonizing Lighting Environments: New Insights from Byeongjin’s IJIE Publication
Byeongjin (병진)’s empirical study on the viewing experience under multiple lighting conditions has been published in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics (IJIE) as an open-access article. This research was inspired by an everyday challenge: the bluish light inside a refrigerator contrasted sharply with the warmer, yellowish lighting of the dining room, resulting in a…
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Color Lab’s Seminar Talk at the ICD Event
Invited by the Korean Society of Color Studies (한국색채학회), Professor Suk of delivered a seminar titled “나는 무슨 색일까?” (What Color Am I?). Held at Ewha Womans University (이화여자대학교), the talk introduced Color Lab’s ongoing research on subtle color nuances in facial skin tone, hair dye, and tooth whiteness. During her presentation, she emphasized how…
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Byeongjin’s Article in LRT
We are thrilled to share that a new research article by Byeongjin Kim (김병진) has been published in Lighting Research & Technology (LRT). Titled “Context-Aware Lighting for Office Lounge with Simple Algorithm,” this study explores how colored lighting can enhance the ambiance of a lounge area. It also presents an algorithm that automatically adjusts lighting…
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Master’s Exam Success!
We are delighted to announce that Stella (스텔라) and Giyun (기윤) have successfully passed their Master’s exams! Their innovative research projects address two critical challenges—one in online beauty reviews, and the other in digital color display under dark mode. Stella’s (스텔라 욜란다) thesis introduces a novel method to summarize customer review content in the ever-growing…
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Color Lab’s Four Papers at the 2024 KSDS Conference
Color Lab presented four recent studies at the 2024 KSDS Fall International Conference (2024 국제디자인학술대회), held at the KAIST campus in Daejeon. Three of these papers, authored by Byeonjin (김병진), Stella (스텔라 욜란다), and Heesu (김희수), highlighted their ongoing research progress. The fourth brought special recognition: Sunwoo (정선우) received a ‘Merit Award (장려상)’ in a…
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Light and Lighting Style Factors by Byeongjin
A new publication by Byeongjin Kim (김병진) in the Journal of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (감성과학). This article delves into the stylistic factors of light and lighting, aiming to inspire innovative approaches in light design. Byeongjin’s research was motivated by the idea that our unique, everyday experiences with light remain underexplored. By…
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Byeongjin Wins Best Student Award at ALC 2024
Byeongjin Kim (김병진), a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, had a presentation titled ‘Lighting Design for Product Personality Expression: A Study Utilizing Refrigerator’ at the 15th Asia Light Conference conducted in Seoul. He investigated the impact of lighting design in home appliances on the perceived personality. His study focused on how different lighting attributes, such…
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Dr. Taesu Kim and Heesoo Kim Present at the 15th Asia Lighting Conference
Dr. Taesu Kim [김태수] and Hee-soo Kim [김희수] recently presented their latest research at the 15th Asia Lighting Conference. Taesu is a post-doctoral researcher, and Heesoo is a master student of Color Lab. Their study, titled “Aesthetic Satisfaction in Product Design through Lighting Color Combinations,” examines how the use of lighting color combinations in home…