Xiaomi · CLIENT: Xiaomi
Mi Band 3 is a packaging design for a sports band. The packaging uses a simple figure 3 as the main visual point, surrounded by a pattern inspired by an athletics track. The pattern extends over the whole box and conveys the movement of sport through simple lines. The box is die cut and folded from paper, and it measures 108 millimeters in height, 75 millimeters in length and 32 millimeters in width. Different colors mark the different versions. The series keeps a uniform design to remain visible on retail shelves.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Mi Band 3 is a low profile product that targets the lower end of the sports headset market. The design task is to add some attractive elements to the packaging and make an outstanding look from the shelves. The whole series of packaging maintains a uniform design to draw attention from the consumers, thus creating new possibilities for display in an offline setting.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- dimension
height 108, Length 75, width 32mm - Tags
- Sport, band, electronic, packaging, colorful
- Production Technology
- material: Paper
Structure: paper die cut and fold to box. - Design Challenge
- For a low-profile product that targets the lower end of the sports headset market, the whole series of products maintains a uniform design with rich colors to draw attention from the consumers, thus creating new possibilities for display in an offline setting.
- Project Duration
- The project stared in July 2018 in Beijing China, finished in May 2019 in Beijing China
- Operation Flow
- In China, the electronic sport product packaging has the same feelings, which are cold, distant, and serious. The design hopes to bring energetic, color, and warm feelings to the product. The packaging delivers that the low-profit products also could have the best design.
- Research
- Mi Band 3 is a low profile product that targets the lower end of the sports headset market. The retail price for the product is 22.22 Euro in China. The overall packaging budget was limited to about 0.6 Euro. So it is the designers' task to add some attractive elements to its packaging and make it outstanding from the shelves.
- Inspiration
- Mi Band 3 packaging emphasizes the youth and energy frequently associated with this group of users, so the packaging uses a simple figure of 3 as the visual point, surrounded by a pattern design that draws inspiration from the athletics track. This pattern extends over the entire package, conveying the dynamicity of sports using simple lines. The Mi Band 3 series features several versions in different colors.
- Image Credits
- Image #1:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Jiangpeng Su, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #2:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Jiangpeng Su, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #3:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Jiangpeng Su, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #4:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Jiangpeng Su, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge
Image #5:Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Jiangpeng Su, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge - Patents
- Copyrights belong to Xiaomi Inc, 2019
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