Milwaukee Redstick Digitālais līmeņrādis by Tactile and Milwaukee Tool Design Teams is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Platīna balva A' Design Award in Aparatūras, elektroinstrumentu un rokas instrumentu dizains Competition Category.
PlatīnaAparatūra· 2020
Milwaukee Redstick Digitālais līmeņrādis
by Tactile and Milwaukee Tool Design Teams
Client: Tactile
Platīna balva A' Design Award Winner in Aparatūra Category
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The Design
About Milwaukee Redstick Digitālais līmeņrādis
Milwaukee Redstick ir digitālais līmeņrādis profesionāliem būvniecības darbiem. Milwaukee Redstick ir viens no pirmajiem plaši pieejamajiem kastes tipa līmeņrāžiem, kas izmanto tikai digitālu atgriezenisko saiti, bez spirta kapsulām. Mērījumi tiek attēloti augstas izšķirtspējas apaļā displejā, kas nolasāms gan no sāna, gan no augšas, izmantojot ciparu, krāsainu grafisko un skaņas izvadi. Norādītā precizitāte sasniedz trīs simtdaļas grāda. Var izvēlēties leņķa, procentu, collu uz pēdu un milimetru uz metru režīmus, un katra režīma jutību var pielāgot. Barošanu nodrošina uzlādējamas baterijas.
The Recognition
About the Platīna balva A' Design Award
Milwaukee Redstick Digitālais līmeņrādis ir Platīna balvas A' Design Award ieguvējs, ārkārtīgi prestiža atzinība, ko piešķir patiesi izciliem, elegantiem un majestātiskiem dizainiem. Platīna ieguvēji ir radīšanas brīnumi, intelektuālās radošuma robežu apliecinājums un parāda savu dizaineru nepārspējamo profesionalitāti un ģēniju. Sagaidāms, ka šie dizaini būs visslavenākie darbi, kas definē laikmeta estētiku, sniedz ieguldījumu sabiedrības labklājībā un paplašina mākslas, zinātnes, dizaina un tehnoloģiju robežas. Milwaukee Redstick Digitālais līmeņrādis parāda transcendentu izcilības līmeni un ar savām labvēlīgajām īpašībām padara pasauli labāku. Milwaukee Redstick Digitālais līmeņrādis ir darbs, kas ieguvis Platīna balvu A' Design Award un kas pamodina vēlmes, iedvesmo, iepriecina un raisa lielu prieku.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level is one of the first mainstream box level products to have only digital feedback (no ‘spirit vials’). Featuring an innovative and user-friendly interface, the Redstick digital levels are the most accurate levels on the market. The circular display is well designed, super easy to read, and can be read from the side and the top.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Milwaukee Redstick Digital Levels use Milwaukee's trademarked Pinpoint Measurement Technology. The Pinpoint high-resolution screen and advanced electronics allow users to view and interact with measurements that follow the screen movement a full 360 degrees. Users also can select how they want those measurements displayed. Once a mode is selected (Angle, Percent, in/ft, or mm/m), users then have the option to change the sensitivity of the mode selected.
- Tags
- User Interface Design, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level, Tactile Inc.
- Production Technology
- The Redstick Digital Level uses Milwaukee’s latest measurement technology, offering accuracy up to three one-hundredths of a degree. Pinpoint provides precision measurement features that can be easily read-out through numeric, graphic color and audio information on a high-resolution circular display. Powered by redlithium usb batteries, Redstick Digital Level is completely rechargeable.
- Design Challenge
- It was a major leap forward in choosing an all-digital system and leaving the traditional spirit vial level behind. However, going from analog to digital came with its own challenges, such as power consumption. Ensuring the new digital levels could keep up with its analog counterpart meant exploring creative solutions to reduce power consumption through input via sensors and gestures.
- Research
- Throughout the project we built multiple prototypes at varying fidelities to test and prove out the concept. We had the opportunity to join Milwaukee on the job site for user testing with the professionals they build tools for. These opportunities allowed for greater insight into the design space and eventually validation of our design. Continued support for Milwaukee throughout development and up on to launch ensured the best quality product reaches the hands of their customers.
- Inspiration
- Today’s digital box levels are built with the same segmented display design that the very first digital levels were built with decades ago; there’s been no overwhelming change to the technology. Each pixel is burned into the phosphor-based electronic display and can’t shift or deviate, jumping from one measurement to the next. This makes it difficult for users to get a proper read of the measurement depending on the direction they’re viewing the level.
- Project Duration
- The project was designed in February 2018 in Seattle, Washington, USA and was produced in February 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- Operation Flow
- Pinpoint measurement technology offers new capabilities that further simplify dialing in measurements on the jobsite, such as a unique pin mode. This mode is an advancement on the ‘hold’ function found on other digital levels. However, instead of ‘taring’ out the level at a given measurement, this pin mode allows users to lock in exact measurements, clearly guiding them towards their measurement through advanced readouts.
- Team Members
- Tactile Design Team and Milwaukee Tools Design Group
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Designer, Milwaukee REDSTICK Digital Level, 2019
Image #2: Designer, Milwaukee REDSTICK Digital Level, 2019
Image #3: Manufacturer, Milwaukee REDSTICK Digital Level, 2018
Image #4: Manufacturer, Milwaukee REDSTICK Digital Level, 2018
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