The 2024 Seoul International Book Fair will be held at COEX from June 26 to June 30. The topic this time is ‘Houyhnhnm’. This is the country that Gulliver visits during his travels in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. It is an ideal country where words such as lies, distrust, and war do not exist. On the other hand, the discriminatory aspects of European society were highlighted by depicting the human-shaped ‘Yahoo’ as a beast-like being. Based on this perspective, the Seoul International Book Fair seeks to reduce world misery and move toward true peace […] ]
Apple's Human Interface Guidelines have been translated into Korean. This is a web document with beautiful thumbnails and icons. HIG Korean translation was the first series of the Design Compass blog, and it brought back memories. The Apple Human Interface Guidelines, which were the light and salt when I first studied UI design, are web pages that can be considered a textbook of digital environment design along with Google's Material Design. Getting more people to create apps for our platform […] ]
Leica has launched ‘Leica LUX’, a camera app exclusively for iPhone. To expand the smartphone photography experience, we acquired the Norwegian startup Fjorden Electra AS and created an app that brings Leica to your smartphone. The legendary Leica lenses and colors reproduced based on AI can be used on the iPhone. Leica's exclusive image processing technology is used to simulate classic lenses such as the SUmmilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH and Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH. ‘Leica […] ]
iOS 18 was released at WWDC24. In addition to the experience being enhanced with Apple Intelligence, there have been major changes to the UI. The home screen, control screen, and lock screen can now be freely modified to suit the user's preference. We've also significantly reduced user action steps across many apps. It's surprising that Apple, which recommends the most optimal defaults, gives freedom like Android does. You can place apps and widgets wherever you want on the home screen. The app icon […] ]
At WWDC24 on June 11th at 2 am (Korean time), Apple finally unveiled the AI function 'Apple Intelligence'. The experience of using text and images and receiving help from Siri when communicating via email or messaging in everyday life has changed significantly. We focus on making tasks performed using existing Apple iPhones, iPads, and Macs easier and more convenient. So, we follow Apple's existing OS design grammar and change from light blue to orange when necessary […] ]
Apple has announced the winners of the WWDC24 Design Awards. It has selected 14 apps and games that have shown the best design, technical achievement, and innovation in 2024. It has selected one app and game in seven categories: Joy and Fun, Inclusion, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, Video and Graphics, and Spatial Computing. It is impressive that the Korean game P's Lie won the Video and Graphics category. Which apps won in each category? Joy and Fun Bears […]
Samsung has unveiled new Odyssey, ViewFinity, and Smart Monitor models with AI-based displays. After releasing the Galaxy Book 4 Edge, which was designed with AI in mind, there is a tendency to apply AI to all products. I'm using a MacBook and a studio display. Is this a good monitor for a creator? Odyssey G8 OLED 4K is an AI-based gaming monitor. 32-inch 4K UHD (3840×2160) with 240Hz refresh rate. NQ8 AI used in 8K TV models […] ]
Britain's ASDA has rebranded in collaboration with advertising agency Havas London. Founded in Leeds, England in 1949, it is a large supermarket that provides a variety of services, including pharmacies, clothing, printing, mobile phones, and gas stations. It is a brand under Walmart and is the second largest supermarket after Tesco. Large brands that are closely related to our daily lives need to change carefully because even the slightest change can cause them to lose trust. This rebranding appears to have been successful. Rather than feeling integrated into a huge supermarket […] ]
Nothing has launched the ‘Nothing Phone (2a) Special Edition’ inspired by Super Nintendo. Nothing is introducing fresh designs to the saturated smartphone market. The special edition also retains the transparent surface and layout that reveals the internal components. Yellow and blue were added to the original combination of gray tones and red. It is a similar color to the yellow of our earphone product Ear(a) and the blue of our smartphone model Phone(2a). The size that can be held in the hand and the point color scheme match the Super Nintendo’s […] ]
Kakao Mobility and American air taxi Archer Aviation have signed a partnership to introduce electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We plan to purchase up to 50 units of Archer's air taxi model, 'Midnight', and also plan to invest for early commercialization in Korea. Starting in 2026, we plan to provide it starting in Seoul, where the average daily commute time is close to 90 minutes. Afterwards, we plan to provide it to over 30 million users through Kakao T. In order to reduce carbon emissions, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport […] ]
Discord redesigned its mobile app. Discord attempted to become a chat app for more people beyond gaming in 2020 as online chatting became active due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, as growth slowed and legislation such as the Children's Online Safety Act was pushed forward, the company decided to focus on games again. So that you can enjoy games with your friends, we've refined the entire app experience so that you can conveniently communicate via text or voice and watch video streaming. Illustrations, […] ]
Apple has announced the design award finalists. In celebration of WWDC24, which will be held from June 10th to June 14th, we have announced the candidates for each category to select the best app design of the year. Selected in seven fields: Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Spatial Computing. We selected three candidates divided into apps and games. The Delight and Fun section is an app that provides a pleasant experience […] ]
