Thanks to 3DRobotics, 2012 is shaping up to be a banner year for Open Source Hardware cardboard boxes. From the top:
- DSO Nano box from Seeed Studio. Perhaps the most trancendentally cool of all the boxes.
- 3D Robotics. Elegant and understated, this black box will be immediately identifiable in the hands of a delivery man.
- Sparkfun Inventor's Kit. Possibly the first colorful open source box, it shows the innovative spirit that has inspired so many people in the open source hardware community.
- Solarbotics. Keeping in line with their straightforward engineering excellence, they're still using the sturdy but artistically uninspiring official Canada Post box.
- As a reference point, the final container is the incredibly well reviewed box from our uncle in Hong Kong who regularly sends us boxes of gifts with a negligable cash value. Cheap, somewhat shabby, taped to the hilt, it is the reference point for utilitarian delivery of goods from one continent to another.
Overall, I think you'll agree that the Open Hardware people are excelling not only in innovative designs, but their creativity and craftsmanship is evident in their boxes as well!