The UNIST Design Show ’25: Attuned, brought together six graduation projects by students of the Department of Design at UNIST, offering a thoughtful exploration of how design can attune itself to the quiet signals embedded in everyday life. The online exhibition ran from December 25 to 31, 2025.
More than a presentation of final works, Attuned reflects a design approach grounded in sensitivity and awareness. The exhibition invites audience to reconsider familiar environments and routines, drawing attention to subtle signals and unspoken needs that often go unnoticed. Through close engagement with users and real-world contexts, the students demonstrate how design can respond more naturally and meaningfully to daily life.
This year’s exhibition features six projects, each rooted in a distinct living context and developed through in-depth research, empathy, and experimentation.
A’nda – A Smart Posture-Correction Solution that Adapts to a Child’s Growth
A’nda, a smart posture-correction solution that adapts to a child’s growth, supports healthy posture formation during early development. Designed for children aged five to eleven, the system adjusts to changes in body shape over time, helping prevent poor posture habits that can lead to long-term physical and cognitive issues.
Deliglo – A Product–Service System for Delivery Rider Safety
Deliglo is a product–service system designed to enhance the safety of delivery riders. In a society accustomed to fast delivery, the project addresses the often-overlooked risks faced by riders by providing tactile feedback and safely conveying essential information during driving, supporting safer navigation under time pressure.
Deunggyo Log – A Peer-Connection Service Supporting Teachers’ Emotional Well-Being
Deunggyo Log offers a quiet digital space that supports teachers’ emotional well-being. As the educational environment continues to change, the service allows teachers to record daily emotions and maintain gentle, low-pressure connections with colleagues, fostering reflection, resilience, and mutual support.
GuitA11y – A Learning Support Service for Blind and Low-Vision Guitar Beginners
GuitA11y is an AI-based learning assistance service for blind and low-vision beginner guitar learners. Using audio feedback and a camera-assisted system, the project enables users to independently learn correct posture and technique, expanding accessibility in music education.
OTTDA – An Item-Based Fashion Diary Platform
OTTDA is a mobile application designed to encourage more mindful clothing consumption. By allowing users to record and reflect on individual clothing items and share how they wear them, the platform aims to foster attachment to garments and promote more sustainable fashion habits beyond fast fashion culture.
Ottugi – An IoT-Based Study Time Management Solution for Attention Deficits
Ottugi is an IoT-based study time management solution designed to address attention deficits among adolescents and adults. By encouraging long-term self-reflection rather than short-term control, the system seeks to support more fundamental improvements in focus and learning habits.
Professor Dajung Kim of the UNIST Department of Design commented, “This exhibition captures the students’ efforts to listen carefully to everyday problems that are easy to overlook and to approach users’ lives with sensitivity. The most meaningful outcome lies in the process itself—how students responded to real issues through empathy and design.” She further added, “We hope this exhibition encourages renewed consideration of the value, role, and responsibility of design in addressing social challenges.”
UNIST Design Show 2025—Attuned is available online and can be viewed at any time through the official website of UNIST Department of Design.
