because life is colorful.

  • A Pop-up event at the Hyundai[더현대]

    A Pop-up event at the Hyundai[더현대]

    Color Lab is excited to announce the launch of “byME,” our innovative skin color solution for the AmorePacific Corporation, at a special pop-up booth in the Hyundai[더현대] Department Store in Seoul. This groundbreaking service stems from our “Skintone Finder,” a personalized curation service designed to find the perfect matching foundation using Color Lab’s proprietary algorithm.…

  • Design donation to KAIST

    Design donation to KAIST

    After significantly contributing to KAIST’s brand development, Prof. Suk and Dr. Kim have generously decided to donate their design license fees to the KAIST Foundation. They played a pivotal role in crafting a distinctive brand culture for KAIST, including creating NUBZUKI(넙죽이), the university’s mascot. Their designs have been commercialized by the souvenir shop since Fall…

  • Color Lab at Lighting Workshop, Prague

    Color Lab at Lighting Workshop, Prague

    Byeongjin and Prof. Suk recently participated in the Lighting Workshop hosted by New York University in Prague. At the event, they showcased Color Lab’s latest research findings and projects related to light to attendees from the US, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, and the Czech Republic. Given its multidisciplinary nature, the field of lighting attracts expertise and…

  • Boram’s New Study on Dyed Hair Color Perception

    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*…

  • Giyun’s Computational Study on Light Scene and Affective Quality

    Giyun’s Computational Study on Light Scene and Affective Quality

    Giyun has successfully debuted her first poster, “How to explore the visual features of images with lighting”, at the KIIEE(The Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers) 2023 poster session. This marks Giyun’s first participation in an in-person conference, where she presented her work during the conference in Jeju from November 15th to 17th.…

  • Byeongjin’s Context-Aware Lounge Lighting

    Byeongjin’s Context-Aware Lounge Lighting

    Byeongjin Kim, a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, had a presentation titled ‘Context-Aware Lighting for Office Lounge: Algorithm Proposal and User Study’ at the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Autumn Conference 2023. He researched to build a smart lighting system that adjusts the illumination based on the context occurring in the office…

  • Affections for the future AutoUI

    Affections for the future AutoUI

    At the recent AutomotiveUI 2023 held in Ingolstadt, Germany, Taesu Kim, a post-doc researcher in Color lab shared his research titled “Affective role of the future autonomous car interior.” Together with Gyunpyo Lee and Jiwoo Hong, he delved deep into the future of autonomous vehicle interiors, identifying eight distinct affective roles: Focused, Stimulating, Amused, Openness,…

  • Ready to make XR in-vehicle lighting testbed, presented by Dr. Taesu Kim

    Ready to make XR in-vehicle lighting testbed, presented by Dr. Taesu Kim

    Taesu Kim, as a post-doc researcher in the Color Lab, proudly presents that preparations for the XR in-vehicle lighting testbed are in their final stages. In the ISAL 2023, he presented his research under the title “Mixed Reality-Based Interior Lighting Testbed for Autonomous Vehicles.” The presentation highlighted three pivotal components:  The feedback from the symposium…

  • Digital literacy for CMF designers

    Digital literacy for CMF designers

    Invited by LX Hausys, Prof. Suk delivered a seminar talk titled ‘CMF Designer를 위한 애정연구 [Design Methods and Case Studies of Quantitative Approaches in CMF Design].’ Often, CMF is considered as the final phase, primarily for enhancing the design, leading to intuitive decision-making as a natural process. This has resulted in a lack of scientific…

  • Heesoo joined Color Lab. Welcome!

    Heesoo joined Color Lab. Welcome!

    Color Lab welcomes a new member, Heesoo Kim. She received a Bachelor’s degree in the Industrial Design department at Hongik University and also double majored in Textile Art & Fashion Design. Heesoo has a diverse range of experiences in service design, encompassing both spatial and textile design fields, with a particular focus on sustainability, light,…

  • Congrats! Minjung is finally a Master of Science!

    Congrats! Minjung is finally a Master of Science!

    Minjung has successfully completed her Master’s degree after two years of hard work. Her thesis, titled “Designing Facial Expression Guidelines for Avatar-Mediated Communication [아바타 매개 의사소통을 위한 표정 디자인 가이드라인],” is the result of her dedicated efforts. Throughout her research, Minjung delved into various aspects, starting with an exploration of the current landscape of avatars’…

  • Byeongjin Illuminates Asia Lighting Conference with Study on Attractive Light

    Byeongjin Illuminates Asia Lighting Conference with Study on Attractive Light

    At the Asia Lighting Conference 2023 (ALC 2023) hosted by the University of Tokyo, Byeongjin Kim, a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, presented his study, titled ‘Archiving the Personal Memories of Attractive Light: Database Building and Applications,’ sought to dive deep into the psyche of lighting experts, capturing their most memorable interactions with light. Byeongjin’s…

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