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Celebrating Byeongjin’s Best Research Award!
We proudly celebrates Byeongjin Kim’s (김병진) achievement, where his study, previously published in The Journal of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (감성과학), received the Best Research Award. His article investigates the stylistic factors of light and lighting, emphasizing how personal and often overlooked everyday experiences with light can inform new creative directions in…
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Panel at IASDR2025
Professor Suk participated in a panel session titled “Next Labs: What Could an Ideal Design Research Lab Be?” together with Professor Tek-Jin Nam (남택진 교수님) and Professor Chang Hee Lee (이창희 교수님). The panel brought together six design researchers representing major universities and research institutions worldwide to discuss what future design research labs should look…
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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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Byeongin Presents Dark Mode Logo Study at CIC33
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented a paper entitled “Color Adjustment of Brand Logos for Dark Mode Display,” co-authored with Giyun Lee (이기윤), at the 33rd Color and Imaging Conference (CIC33) in Hong Kong. Originating from Giyun’s master’s thesis, the study explored how designers optimize brand logo colors for dark mode displays. Byeongjin delivered insightful findings that…
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Dr. Woo Joins Color Lab as Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Eunji Woo (우은지 박사) joined Color Lab as a postdoctoral researcher. She received her Ph.D. in 2025 from the Department of Industrial Design at KAIST, with a dissertation titled Designing Community-Anchored Customer Experiences for Local Shops. Her broader interests include service design and community-level social innovation, with a particular focus on how everyday businesses…
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Scientific Reports Features Colorlab’s Research on Cosmetic Discoloration
Colorlab proudly introduces our recent study on foundation discoloration, published in Scientific Reports. This work examines 32 liquid foundation shades from four global brands, addressing a practical yet underexplored issue in cosmetic science. In collaboration with AMOREPACIFIC (아모레퍼시픽), Colorlab’s long-term industry partner, we confirmed that “darkening” remains a common user concern. While our earlier research…
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Hyungseok joins Color Lab!
Color Lab welcomes a new member, Hyungseok Moon (문형석). He recently received his Bachelor’s degree from KAIST, double-majoring in Bio & Brain Engineering and Industrial Design. His research interests lie at the intersection of color psychology, cognitive science, beauty, and AI. Hyungseok first joined Color Lab as an undergraduate intern in the spring of 2025,…
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Byeongjin Wins Best Student Award for Smart Lighting System
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented his recent work on automated lighting for home appliances at the 2025 Asia Lighting Conference (ALC) in Chongqing, where he received the Best Student Award. Titled “Context-Aware Automated Lighting System for Winecellars and Home Appliances,” the study introduces a smart rule-based lighting system that adapts to user context and surrounding conditions,…
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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…