50 Years of Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Winner of the ‘iF Design Award 2024’

A Half-Century History of Marine Science and Technology

Noted for Aesthetic and Practical Design

The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) received the main award in the ‘Communication & Publishing’ category at the prestigious ‘iF Design Award 2024 (International Forum Design Award 2024)’ for its publication ‘50 YEARS OF KIOST,’ released last year to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

50 Years History of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology.

The ‘iF Design Award’ has been presented since 1954 by the German company iF International Forum Design GmbH and is recognized as one of the most reputable design awards worldwide.

Established in 1973 and leading ocean science research in Korea, KIOST published ‘50 YEARS OF KIOST’ last year, capturing the 50-year journey (1973?2023) of marine science and technology along with its future vision.

KIOST and the editorial company Dani Planning collaborated to create an aesthetic yet practical design that encapsulates the history of Korean marine science, which has expanded and developed in close connection with Korean society over the past 50 years.

In particular, the cover design visualizes big data related to the diverse expansion and development of research topics and collaborations by extracting two images. Using ‘lenticular’ technology, the cover displays two different images depending on the light, thereby embodying 50 years of marine science and technology history on a single cover.

This award recognizes the innovative cover and infographics that break conventional frameworks and the thoughtful design that allows a vast amount of content to be grasped at a glance, acknowledged by design experts worldwide.

The publication can be viewed at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology’s website in the ‘Online History Museum’ section.

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