test BM 01_ Flower-Care Sensor Parrot: Product
The product arrived. Shipping took about three days. Packaging is standard.
The individual product packaging is also standard.
One impressive thing is the invisible, detailed design that maintains space between package and product. The packaging is designed so that the product stays fixed even if you flip the package upside down or shake it.
What is charming in the detail of the packaging is that the parts fixing the battery, holding the placard, and fastening to the pot are all designed to be made by folding a single sheet.
The impression the package gives is strong. This context is similar to the approach used to design the product. At a glance you might say 'oh, it's pretty,' but if you pay more attention you can understand the intent or temperament of the product (designer, director) behind it. This is also what sets it apart from competing products. In short, technology, design, and even the packaging are all pulled along the same context with the same concept and function. You can see traces of thinking through many ways to avoid casually compromising on the inevitable limits of maintaining that context.
Instructions. A slightly underwhelming part. Explained in several languages. Nothing more, nothing less—just printed as-is. Calling it simply 'standard' is below expectations. One thing to take comfort in, though, is that the product itself (including the app) needs no explanation. So perhaps only brief legal or technical notices are included. In a way, this might be called confidence in the product's affordance design and the consistent concept maintained across every front.
The moment you insert the 'free(?)' battery, the device signals its state through a light.
As if to say, "OK—shall we begin?!"
(A small dig here: the battery slot is very stiff, so if you use too much or too little force, there is risk of damaging the product. Before twisting it in, you need to carefully check the cover and the inner groove of the body.)
