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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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Color Lab’s Paper Featured on CRA Cover
Color Lab’s recent article has been featured on the cover of Color Research & Application. The cover image is based on the article “Categorization and Labeling of Red Variations in Lip Makeup” by Dr. Boram Kim (김보람), Stella Yolanda (스텔라 욜란다), Moonha Kim (김문하), and Professor Suk. The cover image visualizes the color system of…
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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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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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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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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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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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Boram’s New Study on Dyed Hair Color Perception
Boram’s latest research, titled “Brightness and Hue Judgment of Dyed Hair Color,” has been featured in the prestigious journal, Acta Psychologica. This insightful study unveils the psychological principles behind how individuals perceive and categorize dyed hair colors. Boram discovered that people typically assess hair brightness based on a power function of .7 times the L*…
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Exploring Color Changes of Facial Skin After Makeup
Boram, the Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, has published a research article, entitled “Method and analysis of color changes of facial skin after applying skin makeup” as the first author in the Vision Research Journal. This collaborative study, conducted with Cosmax, focused on quantitatively analyzing skin color changes before and after makeup in Shanghai, China.…