DESIGN NAME: Mi Watch Li Bai
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Smart Watch
INSPIRATION: Mi Watch is a smart device that features in all aspects, providing insights on fitness, activity, and lifestyle. It is the first smartwatch to run a customized version of Wear OS and is referred to as the smartphone-on-the-wrist by Xiaomi because of its ability to make calls by eSIM technology. The packaging design needs to show the high tech feeling and impress the customer by receiving the box.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The packaging design of Mi Watch stands out its characteristics of high technology. The 3D hologram is adopted to present a three-dimensional effect on the packaging. With different viewing angles, the flow of water ripples appears. The box employs embossed printing skills and the special printing ink that make the box feels as real as the product itself. As the watch is not sunken into the pulp tray but raising from the surface, it seems the watch is floating on the box.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The 3D hologram is adopted to present a three-dimensional effect on the packaging. With different viewing angles, the flow of water ripples appears. The box employs embossed printing skills and the special printing ink that make the box feels as real as the product itself. As the watch is not sunken into the pulp tray but raising from the surface, it seems the watch is floating on the box.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: December 2019 in Beijing and finished in February in Beijing, China.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Packaging Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The dial part of the watch uses 3D hologram that shows a three-dimensional effect. The box employs embossed printing skills so that the whole dial and strap are displayed on the package. The special printing ink is used to help make the customer feel as real as touching a silicone strap.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: It is a plastic-free box and is made of paper, and with a paper pulp tray, the package size(L x W x H):295 x 79 x 49mm.
TAGS: Smart watch, packaging, 3D hologram, black, technology
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Mi Watch is a smart device that features in all aspects, providing insights on fitness, activity, and lifestyle. It is the first smart watch to run a customized version of Wear OS, and is referred as the smartphone-on-the-wrist by Xiaomi because of its ability to make calls by eSIM technology. Mi Watch has a dedicated app store, and is equipped with a 1.78-inch square-shaped AMOLED display screen. Moreover, with a built-in battery of 570 mAh, the watch can last up to 36 hours of service life by a single charge.
CHALLENGE: The packaging design of Mi Watch stands out its characteristics of high technology.
ADDED DATE: 2020-02-12 02:45:00
TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Creative Director: Lu Chen, Graphic Designer: Jiangpeng Su and Packaging Structure Designer: Zhizhuang Song
IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1:Creative Director Lu Chen, Graphic Designer Jiangpeng Su, Photographer Yukun Han
Image #2:Creative Director Lu Chen, Graphic Designer Jiangpeng Su, Photographer Yukun Han
Image #3:Creative Director Lu Chen, Graphic Designer Jiangpeng Su, Photographer Yukun Han
Image #4:Creative Director Lu Chen, Graphic Designer Jiangpeng Su, Photographer Yukun Han
Image #5:Creative Director Lu Chen, Graphic Designer Jiangpeng Su, Photographer Yukun Han
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Xiaomi, 2020
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