Milwaukee Redstick Taumata Matihiko by Tactile and Milwaukee Tool Design Teams

Milwaukee Redstick Taumata Matihiko by Tactile and Milwaukee Tool Design Teams is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Pāratinamu in Hoahoa Utauta, Taputapu Hiko me ngā Taputapu Ringa Competition Category.

PāratinamuUtauta· 2020

Milwaukee Redstick Taumata Matihiko

by Tactile and Milwaukee Tool Design Teams

Client: Tactile

A' Design Award Pāratinamu Winner in Utauta Category

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The Design

About Milwaukee Redstick Taumata Matihiko

He taumata matihiko a Milwaukee Redstick mō ngā mahi hanganga ngaio. Ko Milwaukee Redstick tētahi o ngā taumata pouaka tuatahi kua whakamahia whānuitia e whakamahi ana i te urupare matihiko anake, kāore he ipu wairua. Ka puta ngā inenga ki tētahi mata porowhita whakaaturanga taumata-teitei ka taea te pānui mai i te taha me runga, mā te whakaputa tau, whakaahua tae me te oro. Ka eke te tōtika kua whakapuakina ki te toru rau-hautanga o te putu. Ka taea te kōwhiri i ngā aratau koki, ōrau, īnihi ki te putu me te mitamano ki te mita, ā, ka taea hoki te whakarite i te tairongo o ia aratau. Nā ngā pūhiko ka taea te whakahiko anō te kaha e tukuna ana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Pāratinamu

Ko Milwaukee Redstick Taumata Matihiko te toa o te A' Design Award Pāratinamu, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa tino rerekē, ātaahua me te nui. Ko ngā toa Pāratinamu he whakamīharo o te waihanga, he taunakitanga mō ngā rohe o te auaha hinengaro, ā, e whakaatu ana i te tohungatanga me te mōhio kāore e taea te whakataurite o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko ēnei hoahoa ngā mahi rongonui rawa e whakatau ana i te ātaahua o tētahi wā, e whai wāhi ana ki te oranga o te hapori, ā, e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaatu a Milwaukee Redstick Taumata Matihiko i te taumata tōtika o te hiranga, ā, e pai ake ai te ao i ōna āhuatanga whaihua. Ko Milwaukee Redstick Taumata Matihiko tētahi mahi i toa i te A' Design Award Pāratinamu e whakaoho ana i ngā hiahia, e whakahihiri ana, e whakamārie ana, ā, e kawe mai ana i te hari nui.

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