The government is redesigning the resident registration card. On the 10th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) announced that they will work with the Korea Craft Design Foundation to improve the design of the resident registration card. The current resident registration card was introduced in 1999 and has been in use for 25 years. On the 11th, Professor Kim Soo-jung, who was in charge of the next-generation passport design, design critic Choi Beom, Pyeongchang Olympic medal designer Lee Seok-woo, Deputy Director Hong So-young of the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Design Office, font designer Min Bon, Hongik University Professor, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Academic Researcher Kim Kwon-jung, etc., attended the event in various fields.
Apple announced news of a new Apple Watch series at an event on the 9th (local time). The Apple Watch 10 with a larger and lighter screen, the Apple Watch Ultra 2, which is great for water sports, and the SE, which has only the essential features at a low price, were unveiled. The case size of the Apple Watch 10 has increased to 42mm and 46mm, but the screen bezel has been reduced, increasing the viewable area by 30% compared to the previous series. Using a wide-angle OLED, […]
Apple announced new AirPods at an event on the 9th (local time). They announced the AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation, the AirPods Pro 2 with hearing aid function, and the AirPods Max with USB-C. The AirPods 4 are equipped with the ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) function that was in the Pro model. It can reduce noise or hear the surrounding sounds according to various situations, and when talking to people, it automatically listens to […]
Apple announced the iPhone 16. At 1:00 PM on the 9th (local time), the second half of the year's new iPhone 16 series, Apple Watch 10, and AirPod 4 were unveiled at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, USA. This is the first iPhone to feature Apple's AI 'Apple Intelligence'. It will provide features to help with writing or create pictures. Siri will also become smarter. Apple Intelligence will be released in the United States this year, starting with English. […]
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in France on charges of “neglecting crime.” Telegram is a messenger app that has strong security but has been heavily criticized for being used for criminal purposes. Launched in 2013 by Russian brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov, it was initially used primarily as a cryptocurrency community. It has since grown significantly, becoming known for its refusal to close anti-government channels in Russia and for its strict protection of personal information by Iranian protesters. Currently […]
Twitch has partnered with design agency Porto Rocha to refresh its visual identity. Twitch rebranded in 2019 with a new, gaming-friendly style. The new visual identity has moved away from analog to hyper-digital 3D. Twitch’s signature pixelated wordmark has gone from a flat design to a glossy, plastic-like 3D shape. Instead of a flat, gradient-based black shadow, it will now pierce through the screen […]
Lotte Rental's car sharing subsidiary Green Car is changing to 'Lotte Rent-a-Car G Car'. It aims to be a premium brand and its slogan is 'We ready, You just Go' (We manage the car, just use it comfortably). It announced that it plans to increase awareness and reliability as a Lotte Rent-a-Car brand and has set the principle of making it easier to use safer and cleaner cars. It also introduced a monthly subscription service. G Car Pass 100 (weekdays) for weekday operation and […]
It is said that the number of corporate vehicle registrations decreased by 27.7% in the first half of this year. The number of vehicles registered, such as Genesis G90 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which are representative corporate vehicles, decreased. There may be several factors, but it seems that the lime green license plate that went into effect in January of this year has had a big impact on this large decrease. The new design of the high-priced corporate vehicle license plate is fluorescent lime green. Usually, license plates are black and white or have low saturation, so our eyes […]
Kiaf Seoul 2024 is opening. Kiaf Seoul is Korea's first international art fair held in 2002 and has served as a bridge connecting Korea and the overseas art market for the past 20 years. With hundreds of galleries from around the world participating, the event attracted over 80,000 visitors last year. It is no exaggeration to say that you can see the flow of art. The visual identity of this exhibition was created in collaboration with Studio April. The main visual and […]
How far can Doom go? Doom is a classic game that challenged creators to see if anything with a display could run. It was even tested on a pregnancy test. Now, researchers at Google and Tel Aviv University have remade Doom with AI. The researchers created a game engine called GameNGen, a neural model-based game engine that allows for complex game environments and real-time interactions without using a traditional game engine. It can run at a rate of […]
Update article Apple opens September event. The event's tag is "It's Glowtime" and the Apple logo drawn in neon light disperses and gathers like waves. The gradient centered on purple and sky blue reminds me of the graphic of Apple Intelligence announced at WWDC last June. At that time, Apple planned to introduce it starting with the iPhone 15 Pro model, and the iPhone 16 lineup is likely to be the first product with built-in AI functions. Overseas analysts […]
Kooksoondang has rebranded its Baekseju package. This is the first change in four years since its renewal in 2020. The concept is 'Baekseju, a fragrance that connects a hundred years', and it is explained that it contains the 32 years of history since its launch in 1992 and the taste that will continue for the next 100 years. The Chinese character 百 is placed in a large, powerful brush lettering on the front. It is a significant difference from the previous modern and thin impression. The transparent bottle has been changed to an opaque brown. The jars that make good liquor and the soil in nature […]
