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Tipit Ang Cashless Tipping Device by Desdorp

Tipit Ang Cashless Tipping Device by Desdorp is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Pakyawan, Tingi, Komersyo at E-Commerce Competition Category.


PilakKalakalan· 2022

Tipit Ang Cashless Tipping Device

by Desdorp

Client: Tipit

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Kalakalan Category

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The Design

About Tipit Ang Cashless Tipping Device

Ang Tipit ay ang unang card reader sa mundo na ginagawang posible na malinaw na mag-iwan ng mga tip gamit ang isang bank card, telepono o smartwatch. Ang produkto ay idinisenyo para sa mga bisita na gustong pasalamatan ang mga kawani ng serbisyo at para sa mga waiter, mga bartender na gustong makakuha ng mga tip sa digital. Ang tipping device na may rotational wheel ay nagbibigay ng mapaglarong senaryo ng paggamit na hindi pa dati sa lugar ng pagbabayad. Mas kaunting pera, higit na kalayaan at mas kaunting buwis. Ang Tipit ay ang bagong paraan para sabihing "Salamat sa iyong serbisyo" gamit ang isang plastic card o smart device.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang Tipit Ang Cashless Tipping Device ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Tipit Ang Cashless Tipping Device ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Tipit Ang Cashless Tipping Device ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Tipit is the world’s first card reader that makes it possible to transparently leave tips with a bank card, phone or smartwatch. It is a cashless tipping device, which is primarily intended for cafés, bars and restaurants visitors, who want to thank the service staff. On the other hand, product is designed for waiters, bartenders who want to get tips digitally. Finally, it is also dedicated for managers, who want to provide an opportunity for staff to increase revenue.
Dimensions & Packaging
Depth: 212 mm
Width: 127 mm
Height: 83 mm
Tags
Tips, cashless, payment, tipping, staff, thank you, tipit, desdorp, card
Production Technology
Final product is made in small local production. Soft touch of the product is very suitable for using product and disinfecting after the day. The screen is bend in the proper position to be perfectly visible to the users. The potentiometer attracts to play and experiment with the device and that encourages to leave a tip for the stuff even more.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge was to develop a product which had no analogues and to discover a new user scenario for tipping. It had to be a new design, with a clear usage scenario that didn’t exist before for payment. In order to check the general proportions and imagine usage of the product in real environment during lockdown - the augmented reality was used. The playfulness is embedded in core of the product and angle of the screen is bent to the proper position to be perfectly visible for users.
Research
The public is making less and less use of cash for convenience, simplicity, hygiene, easier accounting and transparent billing. This leads to a problem, where there is no way to leave a tip with a cash to show appreciation for the service. An option to thank with a card through the main payment terminal is being transferred as employment-related taxes and then deducted from the amount. In this case, the waiter or bartender gets just over half of what the customer would like to leave.
Inspiration
​The idea of the product was inspired by an existing problem of not being able to say "Thank you for your service" with tips when paying at the bar or restaurant with a plastic card or smart device. The principle of usage was inspired by amplifier design where the potentiometer wheel is being rotated to adjust sound settings, while in this case it is rotated to adjust the amount of tips to be given.
Project Duration
The project has started during the lockdown in 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania. Primary prototypes were made by the end of summer and finalized in December. Then small amount manufacturing has started. In the middle of 2021 first Beta versions of the product were placed in different restaurants and bars of Vilnius. In October of 2021 the product was highlighted during the design week in Vilnius and later was appreciated by national “Good Design” award in Lithuania.
Operation Flow
The potentiometer attracts people to play with the device. It encourages people to leave a tip for the stuff even more. The user selects amount of the tip by turning the wheel. The torque encourages the user to explore - to turn more or to go back and balance the desired amount. All you need is to press the wheel to capture the amount and touch it with a card or smart device. The amount collected is distributed equally to staff at the end of the work, deducting only 15% of taxes.
Team Members
Design: Desdorp (Denis Orlenok & Deividas Juozulynas)
RND & Management: Tipit
Support: Švyturis nealkoholinis
Image Credits
Image #1: Desdorp;
Image #2-5: Tipit;
Photo & Video credits - Tipit & Švyturis nealkoholinis

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