because life is colorful.
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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…
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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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Context-Aware Lighting for Smarter Appliances
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented his recent work on automated lighting for home appliances at the 2025 Spring Conference of Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation (한국조명설비학회 학술대회). Titled “Design and Implementation of an Automated In-Product Lighting System,” the study introduces a smart lighting system that responds to user context and surrounding conditions, going beyond…
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Bringing Art to KAIST: A Museum in a Tech Campus
Invited by the Korean Museum Association (한국박물관협회), Professor Suk delivered a keynote speech at the 2025 ICOM (International Council of Museums) Conference. In her talk, she shared the story of how an art museum was envisioned and established within KAIST—a university traditionally rooted in science and engineering. Aligned with the conference theme, “The Future of…
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Happy Teacher’s Day!
Color Lab was thrilled to welcome back our alumni and alumnae. It was truly heartwarming to see everyone again. One of the most beautiful traditions is singing the special song “스승의 은혜” together—a meaningful way to honor our teachers. We are all, in some way, students of our mentors and mentors to others. May 15…
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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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Sungsimdang collaborates with ID303
ID KAIST is pleased to welcome Sungsimdang (성심당) —Daejeon’s signature bakery—to the ID303 Design Methods (디자인 방법) course. During their visit, Sungsimdang’s leadership shared their recent “Green” initiatives, which focus on recycling, waste reduction, and fostering a more environmentally conscious corporate culture. Taught by Professor Suk in the Spring semester, ID303 introduces a variety of…
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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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