Comments on: Out of box experience design: the Bento Box metaphor https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/ User Experience Design, Research & Good Old Fashioned Usability Wed, 01 May 2019 06:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Idahojoyce https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-584138 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:59:25 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-584138 Discard!? Recycle!? Opening my iPad was a religious experience. I’ll keep the meticulously repackaged pieces of the packing forever. It was my virgin experience with brilliant design in something so mundane. Ok, and I’m a hoarder.

]]> By: lucmars https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-33586 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:12:28 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-33586 Personally, I agree with the three latest points which are the most functionals. Contrary to Geoff, one should not consider a packaging as something which will end up in a bin.. Packaging could be reused as much as possible (not only recycled) and for this purpose, some or all of its elements could be combined to get something else.

Consider a Lego’s packaging made with Lego blocks.

]]> By: Geoff https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-5319 Tue, 22 May 2007 07:08:04 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-5319 I like the idea but ultimately, the packaging is something you look at briefly and then throw away. For me, packaging should be easy to flatten and should consist of a single material like just cardboard, not plastic laminated cardboard.

If you can tick these boxes and the ‘beautiful experience’ stuff, then it’s all good.

]]> By: James Myers https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-5243 Sun, 20 May 2007 15:16:09 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2007/05/15/out-of-box-experience-design-the-bento-box-metaphor/#comment-5243 I have to agree with that and being a fan of Japanese food I love Bento Boxes, they add an extra special something to your meal. I love the experience of opening an Apple product as the experience of the joy of using starts from the moment you have the box in your hands and not when you have the actual product out of the box in your hands. Although I do find the Apple packaging slightly pretentious, the enjoyment and the feeling of quality do make for a quality moment.

The worst packaging I have come across has to be for toy products. Being a father of two I have loads of experience with this. I have spent up to 15 minutes and then given up and passed it on to the wife to open up and free our daughter’s birthday present from its plastic ties many of which are hidden away and difficult for someone with slightly larger then average hands.

So packaging is a very important part of your user experience and now with focus on their environmental impact its an area that people will grow increasing aware of. I will!!!!

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