Milwaukee Redstick Urwego rwa Digitale by Tactile and Milwaukee Tool Design Teams

Platini Ibikoresho · 2020

Milwaukee Redstick Urwego rwa Digitale

by Tactile and Milwaukee Tool Design Teams

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini 2020 in Ibikoresho
CLIENT: Tactile
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About Milwaukee Redstick Urwego rwa Digitale

Milwaukee Redstick ni urwego rwa digitale rukoreshwa mu bikorwa by'ubwubatsi bw'umwuga. Milwaukee Redstick ni imwe mu nzego za mbere zikoreshwa cyane mu buryo bw'isanduku zikoresha gusa amakuru ya digitale, nta tuyiko turimo amazi dukoreshwa. Ibipimo bigaragara ku isikirini y'uruziga ifite ubushobozi buhanitse bwo kwerekana, ishobora gusomwa uyirebye mu ruhande no hejuru, ikoresheje imibare, amashusho y'amabara n'amajwi. Ukuri kw'ibipimo kuvugwa kugera kuri bitatu kuri ijana by'urugero rw'impande (dogere). Hashobora guhitwamo uburyo bw'impande, ijanisha, inchi kuri buri metero y'igipimo cya "foot" cyangwa milimetero kuri metero, kandi urugero rw'ubushishozi bwa buri buryo bushobora guhindurwa. Batiri zishobora kongera gushyirwamo umuriro ni zo zitanga ingufu.

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini

Milwaukee Redstick Urwego rwa Digitale ni igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini cyegukanywe, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo bidasanzwe by'ukuri, byiza kandi bitangaje. Ibihembo bya Platini ni ibitangaza byo guhanga, ni ubuhamya bw'aho ubwenge n'ubuhanzi bigarukira, kandi bigaragaza ubunyamwuga n'ubuhanga butagereranywa bw'ababihanze. Biteganyijwe ko ibi bishushanyo ari byo bizwi cyane, bishyiraho ikibaranga ubwiza bw'igihe, bigatanga umusanzu mu mibereho myiza y'abaturage kandi bigura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Milwaukee Redstick Urwego rwa Digitale igaragaza urwego rw'indashyikirwa, igatuma isi iba nziza kubera ibiranga byayo bifitiye akamaro abantu. Milwaukee Redstick Urwego rwa Digitale ni igihangano cyegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini, gikangura ibyifuzo, giha imbaraga, gishimisha kandi gitera ibyishimo bikomeye.

Press Kit

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.
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