Design Compass shared news about the world's best designs and how they can help create better experiences. From brands with new faces to experiences innovated through technology, to creative and engaging objects. As 2024 draws to a close, we've compiled a list of the most talked-about stories from each month. January's Copilot App Release: Free GPT4 Microsoft recently released the Copilot app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Copilot is OpenAI's […]
CJ Foodville has unveiled the "Durumi Bunsik" brand, a collaboration with design studio mhtl. Jeil Jemyunso, located in N Seoul Tower, will be selling snacks under the name "Durumi Bunsik." Last year, Jeil Jemyunso opened "Mugyoju Jemyunso" in Mugyo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, showcasing a concept store focused on a la carte dishes and traditional liquor. This new Durumi Bunsik appears to be operating in a similar fashion. Durumi Bunsik's signature menu item is the "Janchi Set," featuring kimbap, tteokbokki, sweet and sour chicken, fish cake soup, and a beverage. While enjoying the panoramic view of Seoul, […]
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LG Electronics is unveiling its new UltraGear GX9 series gaming monitors at CES 2025. The lineup includes the 45GX990A, the world's first bendable OLED display capable of 5K2K resolution. The UltraGear GX9 series features a curved WOLED panel for high brightness, deep blacks, and vivid colors. Its low blue light emissions reduce eye fatigue during extended use, and its anti-reflective coating ensures excellent readability even in bright environments.
An image created by Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a professor at Ritsumeikan University and optical illusion researcher, is a hot topic. In 2024, various visual illusions were trending on social media. In particular, an optical illusion created by Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto and optical illusion researcher, garnered significant attention. What appear to be white and black faces are actually the same gray. This optical illusion arises not only from the differences in color itself, but also from the differences in luminosity of surrounding shades, which influence our perception. This illusion has been used on various platforms, including TikTok […]
HiteJinro has renewed the packaging for its stout, a dark beer celebrating its 33rd anniversary. Launched in 1991 as Korea's first lager-type stout, Stout has consistently enjoyed popularity, selling over 600 million bottles. The new package design focuses on visually representing Stout's key ingredients. It features a black bird logo symbolizing Black Swan dark malt, and gold elements symbolizing the smoothness of oats on a titanium-black background. The renewed Stout […]
Apollo Instruments unveiled the DSKY Moonwatch. This wristwatch replicates the DSKY computer interface used in space exploration missions. DSKY served as a key computer interface connecting astronauts and the spacecraft's guidance, navigation, and control systems, providing real-time data and command entry. The Moonwatch consists of three parts. The small screen on the right displays the time, date, time zone, stopwatch, alarm, and GPS navigation, while the small screen on the right displays a seven-segment display and an electroluminescent […]
LG Electronics has introduced a new lamp that combines indoor gardening and lighting functions. The product, which will be unveiled at CES 2025, is an indoor gardening device with a tray that can hold up to 20 plants and an adjustable LED grow light. It also serves as a home lighting device, brightening up the space. The lamp shines down during the day to help plants grow, and at night, it shines up to create an indoor atmosphere […]
Google has announced its "Search of the Year," analyzing the most popular searches worldwide and domestically throughout 2024. The announcement selected the top 10 keywords across nine categories, based on the largest year-over-year increase in search volume. Categories included K-content, K-pop songs, recipes, books, movies, sports matches, and AI tools. This year's rankings are not based solely on search volume, but also on those that showed a significant increase in interest compared to the previous year.
Naver has launched "Shortcontents," a new short-form content search tab leveraging generative AI technology. This initiative aims to provide users with personalized information in line with rapidly evolving content consumption trends. Shortcontents is powered by Naver's hyper-large language model, "HyperClova X." It analyzes the latest popular documents from blogs, influencer content, and posts, extracting key information by topic and providing a summary. Key content related to the user's search topic is displayed with image thumbnails and […]
Google has released a Santa Tracker for Christmas. Santa's Village offers a variety of activities for families to enjoy together during the holiday season. You can track Santa and his reindeer's gift-delivery journey in real time, arriving at their first destination at 10 p.m. Russian Far East time (RT), and traveling the globe for approximately 25 hours. Santa's Village also offers activities that allow you to learn coding and have fun, such as a game where you can find presents with the elves, […]
As Christmas Eve approaches, children and families around the world wonder when Santa will arrive home. Platforms like the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Google Santa Tracker provide real-time tracking of Santa's journey. Santa begins delivering presents after children are asleep. According to past records from the NORAD Santa Tracker, Santa typically arrives in New Jersey around 10 p.m. and delivers presents in Pennsylvania and Delaware around 11 p.m. […]
