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toss 안녕하세요. Visual Designer 이정현이에요. 저는 사내 구성원을 위한 브랜드를 설계하는 인터널 브랜딩을 담당하고 있어요. 하드웨어 제작이 처음인 상태에서 첫 미션으로 팀원들의 입사 기념일마다 주는 N주년 굿즈 리뉴얼을 진행했어요. 오늘은 그 8개월의 과정에서 제가 찾은 좋은 인터널 브랜딩의 조건을 나눠보려고 해요. 배경 토스엔 팀원의 입사 근속 주년마다 시간을 축하하며 선물을 전하는 문화가 있어요. 메달 코인, 와인, 큐브처럼 매년 굿즈로 이 문화를 이어왔죠. “N주년 굿즈”라고 부르…
meta Meta's development of the Ray-Ban Display AI glasses focuses on bridging the gap between sophisticated hardware engineering and intuitive user interfaces. By pairing the glasses with a neural wristband, the team addresses the fundamental challenge of creating a high-performance wearable that remains comfortable and socially acceptable for daily use. The project underscores the necessity of iterative refinement and cross-disciplinary expertise to transition from a technical prototype to a polished consumer product. ### Hardware Engineering and Physics * The design process draws parallels between hardware architecture and particle physics, emphasizing the high-precision requirements of miniaturizing components. * Engineers must manage the strict physical constraints of the Ray-Ban form factor while integrating advanced AI processing and thermal management. * The development culture prioritizes the celebration of incremental technical wins to maintain momentum during the long cycle from "zero to polish." ### Display Technology and UI Evolution * The glasses utilize a unique display system designed to provide visual overlays without obstructing the wearer’s natural field of vision. * The team is developing emerging UI patterns specifically for head-mounted displays, moving away from traditional touch-screen paradigms toward more contextual interactions. * Refining the user experience involves balancing the information density of the display with the need for a non-intrusive, "heads-up" interface. ### The Role of Neural Interfaces * The Ray-Ban Display is packaged with the Meta Neural Band, an electromyography (EMG) wristband that translates motor nerve signals into digital commands. * This wrist-based input mechanism provides a discrete and low-friction way to control the glasses' interface without the need for voice commands or physical buttons. * Integrating EMG technology represents a shift toward human-computer interfaces that are intended to feel like an extension of the user's own body. To successfully build the next generation of wearables, engineering teams should look toward multi-modal input systems—combining visual displays with neural interfaces—to solve the ergonomic and social challenges of hands-free computing.
datadog Chris Hoey Daniel Benamy Do you ever walk to the bathroom across the office only to discover that it's in use? Then you've got to decide if you want to awkwardly hover right outside, or hold it in for a while and try again later. This is obviously a first world problem, but bath…