Single Hand Clock

Product & Packaging Design

A version of the Single Hand Clock with a greyboard face, mounted on a white wall. The raw, uncoated material gives the clock a subtle, tactile presence, maintaining its minimalist aesthetic.
Single Hand Clock packaging at an angle, showcasing the printed clock face on the top of the box, text and a photograph of the clock on the thinner side of the box. The design reinforces the clock’s minimalist ethos, with precise typography and a restrained layout that reflect the product’s focus on simplicity.
A close-up of the Single Hand Clock made from greyboard material, showing the fine details of its laser-engraved numerals and markers. The single hand points towards the 1:35 position, emphasising the clarity and precision of the design. The textured wall in the background contrasts with the clean, minimalist aesthetic of the clock face.

A minimalist timepiece designed to offer a different approach to timekeeping.

Instead of multiple hands, the clock features a single pointer that marks both the hours and minutes, using large numerals for the hours and smaller markers at 5 and 15 minutes intervals to aid intuitive reading.

An explanatory diagram of the Single Hand Clock, illustrating how to read time with a single hand. The clock face displays bold numerals for hours, with five-minute and 15-minute markers, visually demonstrating how the hand aligns to indicate precise time. The Single Hand Clock face is showing its single hand pointing to 1:35.
A detailed diagram explaining the time increments on the Single Hand Clock. It breaks down the spacing of hour markers, five-minute intervals, and 15-minute divisions, showing how the varying thickness of lines and numerals aids intuitive time reading.

The design ethos of the clock extends across its supporting materials, reinforcing a unified visual language.

Echoing the clock’s minimalist nature, a restrained typographic system was adopted to balance clarity with simplicity. This approach is carried through to the packaging and accompanying brochure, where simple layouts, neutral tones, and product detailing create a cohesive narrative — from its presence on display shelves to the unboxing experience, and through to the daily use of the clock itself.

The Single Hand Clock in clear acrylic mounted on a white textured wall. Its transparent face and single hand highlight the pared-down approach to timekeeping, blending seamlessly with the background.
A row of four Single Hand Clock boxes, each representing a different material variation: greyboard, clear red acrylic, clear green acrylic, and clear blue acrylic. The packaging design is clean and minimal, with a structured layout that balances typographic clarity and visual hierarchy. Each box features the product name in a bold, sans-serif typeface on the spine, with a small preview image of the corresponding clock variation below, along with a subtle colour-coded system to indicate material differences.
A close-up of the Single Hand Clock’s transparent acrylic face mounted on a textured white wall. The numerals and time markers are subtly etched, creating a minimalist, almost floating effect with their shadows against the surface.
A spread from the Single Hand Clock brochure, explaining the design of the pips and numerals. The left page displays an image of the clock with some text, while the right page presents a diagram illustrating the time markers and their spacing for intuitive readability.
A version of the Single Hand Clock with a greyboard face, mounted on a white wall. The raw, uncoated material gives the clock a subtle, tactile presence, maintaining its minimalist aesthetic.
A top-down view of the Single Hand Clock's packaging, designed to visually reinforce the product’s minimalist ethos. The box lid features a printed representation of the clock face, creating an immediate connection between packaging and product. The design emphasises clarity and precision, with evenly spaced numerals and minute markers reflecting the intuitive time-reading experience of the clock itself. The monochromatic palette and restrained typography further enhance the sense of simplicity and refinement.

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