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Packaging

The project_

See the colour. Recognise the sound.

The brief_

A bespoke box for a pair of curved, snap-on speaker grilles. The grilles came in five colourways, giving people a way to change the speakers to suit their room.

The observation_

The colour was part of the choice, so the packaging needed to let people see it. The viewing window could do something else at the same time: refer to the product inside.

The application_

I designed an almond-shaped box with a clear window die-cut in the shape of a sound graphic. The window shows the colour of the grilles without opening the box. A practical requirement became the graphic idea.

Credits / Recognition

Packaging design — Paul Gray.