For South Korean design firm OR Crew, design is not just about creating unique drawings or idiosyncratic buildings. It is more about sending a consistent visual signal about what those things represent. As social media introduce various communication methods, that philosophy is increasingly carrying weight. 　Having started off as a five-member team located in the port city of Busan, OR Crew focuses on how to materialize brand value and deliver it to the public. That’s the case regardless

Coupang/ Online shopping mall  South Korea’s delivery service has evolved to allow customers to expect next-day arrival of their ordered items, or even receive parcels in just a few hours. At the center of such delivery innovation stands Coupang, an e-commerce company which rolled out a Rocket Delivery service in 2014. Rocket Delivery guarantees next-day delivery of ordered goods when a customer places an order by 12 a.m. Taking the retail business and e-commerce industry by

Woongjin Coway/ Clothing purifierSouth Korean water and air purifier maker Woongjin Coway unveiled a four-in-one air purifying solution in May that helps to remove fine dust residue on clothing.The Coway Four Seasons Clothing Purifier is designed to get rid of fine dust particles or bad odor left on clothing while purifying and dehumidifying the surrounding air at the same time. According to the company, the purifier has a four-part system that ensures clothes come out clean and wrinkle-free.Fir

Pantene(P&G)/ Personal care product P&G Korea’s Pantene is a hair care brand that contains provitamins that nourish and restore shine to damaged hair. The name Pantene derives from the name for a derivative of moisturizing and regenerating provitamin B5, Panthenol. Pantene boasts of its Pro-V solution as one that is developed through 70 years of work by P&G researchers. Panthenol was first developed in Switzerland in 1940 as a vitamin B5 derivative. Once absorbed into skin

South Korea’s leading construction firm, Daewoo Engineering and Construction, said Wednesday that it has upgraded its five-zone security system, dubbed the 5ZSS, as part of its strategy for the new Prugio apartment complexes.In line with the firm’s five-zone clean air system, or 5ZCS, which filters out fine dust, the newly upgraded 5ZSS takes a systematic approach to crime and accident prevention by using advanced technologies tailored for each of an apartment complex’s five zo

최근 ‘Zola’라는 이름의 바다표범이 ‘반짝, 반짝 작은 별’과 영화 ‘스타워즈’의 테마곡을 짖는 영상이 온라인상에서 큰 화제를 불러일으켰다. 바다표범은 음악에 맞춰 몸을 흔드는 모습을 볼 수 있다. 실제로 연구원들은 동물들이 얼마나 빨리 습득하고 따라 할 수 있는지 연구하기 위해 시작한 연구라고 한다. 동물들은 사람과 비교했을 때 상대적으로 언어습득 능력이 느리다고 한다. 이 때문에 꾸준한 음악 학습을 통해 자신의 소리를 익힌 뒤, 그 소리를 멜로디로 내기 위해서 훈련을 받는다고 한다.관련 영상 (출처: 유튜브)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5U_koym1tc&feature=youtu.be)

In Greek mythology, it was prophesied that Zeus’s first wife Metis, the goddess of wisdom, would bear a son who, equipped with his mother’s cunning and his father’s power, would eventually overthrow the king of the gods. To protect his position, Zeus swallowed the pregnant Metis whole. The prophesied usurper-son was never born.The qualities of metis (cunning wisdom) and bie (raw power) fascinated the ancient Greeks. At some moments, they revered the former, embodied by Odysseus

외신 보도에 따르면 마블 유니버스에서 스파이더맨 역을 맡은 배우 톰 홀랜드가 인터뷰 중 ‘어벤져스: 엔드게임’ 스포일러를 유포했다고 한다.홀랜드는 7월에 개봉 예정인 ‘스파이더맨: 파 프롬 홈’을 홍보하러 영국 토크쇼 ‘그레이엄 노턴 쇼’에 출연했다. 인터뷰 중 ‘스파이더맨: 파 프롬 홈’은 “어벤져스: 엔드게임”의 후속편으로서 극 중 스파이더맨이 아이언맨의 죽음을 애도하며 극복하는 모습을 볼 수 있다고 전했다. 하지만 스파이더맨 영화 설정을 설명하면서 홀랜드는 ‘엔드게임’의 결말을 유출해 버렸다. ‘어벤져스: 엔드게임’은 이미 개봉했으며 대다수 사람이 결말을 알고 있었지만, 스포일러를 당한 몇몇 관중들은 트위터에서 불평을 호소하기도 했다.홀랜드가 마블 영화 디테일을 스포하는 게 한두 번이 아니다. 작년 ‘어벤져스: 인피니티

Populist rule is invariably associated with corruption, nepotism and incompetence. Why, then, do populists appear immune to scandal? Revelations that would have shocked electorates just a few years ago leave nary a mark on populist leaders and government ministers. And, sometimes, what doesn’t kill them even seems to make them stronger.Examples are legion. When Der Spiegel reported that the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland had misappropriated funds, the party’s supporters could

Sunfull Foundation held an anti-cyberbullying campaign for youth in Seoul last week, in recognition of Prince William and the Royal Foundation’s efforts to counter cyber violence.Sunfull Foundation on Thursday hosted an anti-cyberbullying campaign at Kwangwoon Middle School in Seoul, calling on students to stay away from violence and hate speech on the internet. The event was held as part of the Sunfull Foundation’s support for the Stop, Speak, Support campaign launched last year by