Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Mitu Sonic Electric Toothbrush by Xiaomi

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Xiaomi of Mi Xiaomi for packaging design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Mitu Sonic Electric Toothbrush by Xiaomi of Mi Xiaomi has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Mitu Sonic Electric Toothbrush

Mitu is the packaging for a sonic electric toothbrush designed for children. The box is made of paper and contains no plastic. Cartoon elements and children illustrations cover the surfaces, so unpacking resembles the reading of a picture book. A pull-out drawer reveals a sequence of images that moves from tooth decay to dental plaque and finally to shiny teeth as the box slides open. After unpacking, the box can be kept as an illustrated book or a toy. The packaging protects the toothbrush and helps children build interest in brushing.

About Mi Xiaomi

Xiaomi Corporation was founded in April 2010 and listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 9, 2018 (1810.HK). Xiaomi is an internet company with smartphones and smart hardware connected by an IoT platform at its core.

Award Record

Xiaomi of Mi Xiaomi is a winner of 6 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2019 - 2020 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Packaging Design Award

The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. Awarded packaging designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/packaging

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/98595
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/98595
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!98595
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/249515
Further Information from the Laureate: http://item.mi.com/product/11327.html

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Mitu Sonic Electric Toothbrush
Function: Sonic Electric Toothbrush
Category: Packaging Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors: Powder Blue, Cornflower Blue, Sky Blue, Light Gray and Lavender
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Xiaomi
Country: China
Brand: Mi Xiaomi
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #98595

Credits

Team: Lu Chen, Weijie Jiang, Yan Ni and Zhizhuang Song
Image Credits: Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Yan NI, Graphic Designer Weijie Jiang, Photographer Yukun Han

Design Details

Unique Properties: Mi Kids Sonic Electric Toothbrush features an interactive brushing animation that children can learn from the app. Packaging, as an inseparable part of the product, is characterized by cartoon elements and children illustrations. Thus, it is exactly the same as children are reading a picture book or playing a kid’s game while unpacking the product. The packaging turns itself into a game box, bringing children an eye-catching interactive experience and providing more fun and entertainment.
Inspiration: Equipping with the soft brush head and bristles, Mi Kids Sonic Electric Toothbrush is specially designed for children to develop their interest in brushing teeth and to help them learn how to brush teeth properly.
Research: Equipping with the soft brush head and bristles, Mi Kids Sonic Electric Toothbrush is specially designed for children to develop their interest in brushing teeth and to help them learn how to brush teeth properly. To prevent from hurting their delicate mouth, 3 modes are available for your kids based on their ages. The empowered motor helps kids thoroughly clean every corner of their mouth; however, reminders of brushing time and intensity are always with you. Amazingly, the brush can play a song during brushing. What’s more, kids can access to the vivid brushing details step by step, and get the virtual rewards from the app.
Challenge: As a result of the distinctive design philosophy, the packaging is not only used for protecting the product but also tuned into an illustration book or a toy that kids can play with even they finish unpacking. In this way, children can create interest in favoring this product, as well as brushing their teeth. As electronic product packaging, this box is plastic-free and is made only of paper.
Realization and Technology: The packaging is a plastic-free box and is made of paper.
Operation and Interaction: The cartoon elements and children illustrations are applied as one of the packaging strategies to better communicate with kids, making the packaging vivid and enjoyable. The packaging adopts a pull-out drawer, displaying images switched from tooth decay on the teeth to the dental plaque, then finally to the shiny teeth when sliding open the box. It is a plastic-free box and is made of paper.
Project Duration and Location: December 2019 Beijing and finished in February in Beijing, China.
Specifications: This is a plastic-free box and is made of paper. Package size (L x W x H): 195x91.5x63mm.
Keywords: Kids, Toothbrush, Technology, Blue, Electronic