DESIGN NAME: Mi Sports Bluetooth Headset Mini
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Sports Bluetooth Headset
INSPIRATION: In current China, for phone chatting, the young generation use a lot of picture formed emoji to chat to each other, instead of typing words. To make this low-profit product more easier to approach young generation, our design strategy is to use the language of the younger generation to appeal to them-emoji comes to mind.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a low-profile product that targets the lower end of the sports headset market. So it is the designer's task to add an element of fun to its packaging, using the language of the younger generation to appeal to them, emoji comes to mind. The headset and controller can also be viewed as the eyes and mouth of an emoji icon. The packagings become emoji icons with different emotions.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Emoji is an amazing way of communication-a single emoji can encompass so many different meanings. From a distance the shell of the headset are just blocks of black, but it can also be viewed as the eyes of an emoji icon; similarly the controller becomes the mouth. With additional decorations and colors, the packagings become emoji icons with different emotions.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in April 2018 and finished in April 2019 in Beijing, China
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Packaging Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The visual design require to hide the wires, only leave the headset and controller out. Therefore the packaging structure design must consider how to hide the wires and still keep the whole packaging structure solidly. By using PET tray inside and a paper cover outside, the front of the packaging only shows the handset and controller.
material: Paper, PET
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: dimension height 79mm, Length 110mm, width 28mm
TAGS: Handset, electronic, emoji, packaging, colorful
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Mi Sports Bluetooth Headset Mini is a low profile product that targets the lower end of the sports headset market. The retail price for the product is 12.9 Euro in China. The overall packaging budget was limited to about 0.6 Euro. So it is the design task to add some attractive elements to its packaging and make it outstanding from the shelves.
CHALLENGE: As the target audiences are 18 to 29 year-olds, the design should make the products most close to the trendy of young's culture.
ADDED DATE: 2019-07-01 09:17:57
TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Design director: Lu Chen, Packaging designer: Weijie Jiang and Packaging structure design: Zhizhuang Song
IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Weijie Jiang, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #2:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Weijie Jiang, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #3:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Weijie Jiang, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #4:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Weijie Jiang, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #5:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Weijie Jiang, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Xiaomi, 2019
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