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Xiaomi Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for India Packaging Product Packaging in Packaging Design

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

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category for India Packaging Product Packaging by Xiaomi of Mi Xiaomi. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

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 India Packaging Product Packaging

India Packaging is a packaging system created for a consumer electronics product line sold in the Indian market. The design uses a contrasting orange and black color scheme to increase visual impact and to reflect the main brand color. A dedicated area on each box carries the brand identity, so the same style is kept across products of different categories and sizes. A clear structure on the front presents key product information, the slogan and the main selling points. Each box is made of paper, die cut and folded into shape.

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

With this recognition, Xiaomi of Mi Xiaomi is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. 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://dezigners.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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
India Packaging Product Packaging
Function
Product Packaging
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Ghost White, Firebrick, Tomato, Salmon and Black
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Xiaomi
Country
China
Brand
Mi Xiaomi
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#92159

Credits

Team
Lu Chen, Chao Yan and Zhizhuang Song
Image Credits
Creative Director Lu Chen, Illustrator Chao Yan, 3D Rendering Artist Tong Ge

Design Details

Unique Properties
With the new packaging, the design team wishes to strengthen brand recognition, as well as emphasize the technological edge associated with Xiaomi products. To ensure that the Xiaomi style remains uniform across products from a wide variety of categories and dimensions, designers have designated space on the packaging to communicate branding identity, and established a clear structure to display key product information, so that it can become a visual memory and stand apart from its competitors. Since orange is the major color palette in the Xiaomi brand, we opt for a contrasting orange-black color scheme to enhance the visual impact.
Inspiration
Xiaomi had a product line for the Indian market. However, the sales department gave negative feedback for the visual design of the packaging. After local market research, two teams from China and India worked together and built a new visual system for the packaging. New look gives a fresh visual for the whole product line.
Research
Compared with the packaging of other brands in the Indian market, the branding on existing packaging line is not clear, and brand recognition is low. And the selling points and key features are not apparent. Furthermore, the product portfolio lacks visual impact and communication between product and consumer. Therefore, customers feel indifferent towards the packaging. The last and most important, packaging lacks visual memory.
Challenge
With the new packaging design, the key product specifications, slogan, selling points are well communicated to the consumer, while the vibrant color scheme powerfully conveys the technology, joy, and passion aspects advocated by Xiaomi.
Realization and Technology
material: Paper Structure: paper die cut and fold to box.
Operation and Interaction
Xiaomi had a product line for Indian Market. However, the feedback from the sales department was negative. Therefore, two teams from China and India worked together to explore a new look. After deeply local market research, the design team found the problems and built a new visual system for the packaging.
Project Duration and Location
The project stared in June 2018 in Beijing China, finished in July 2018 in Beijing China
Specifications
dimension height 30-120, Length 50-95, width 32-50mm
Keywords
electronic, orange, colorful, technology

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