Type 1 or 2, This is Type Cool - Yanko Design

Medical devices are often generic looking, boxy edged products with poor material finishes and a string of afterthoughts. This tin can brand sense due to the limited number of batches produced yearly, margins, visibility of product etc. That'south why it'southward so dainty to come across the complete rebranding and stunning redesign of the Arkray glucometer. In 2012, Kenya Hara (sometime director of Muji) asked Yeongkyu Yoo (founder of cloudandco) to redesign the Arkray glucometer to match the brand vision and UI blueprint language fix in place past Kenya Hara, and subsequently much apprehension, here it is.

Yoo did this in spectacular way, with what can only exist described as a positively gorgeous upgrade – the glucometer has a somewhat pebble shape to it, fitting softly into the hand. The interface is located on the front of the device, large plenty to be seen conspicuously only non likewise large as to be obstructed past the user'south hand while holding the device. The glucometer is covered in a powder coated ABS cloth, soft to the touch, with very simple branding located beneath the screen and towards the bottom of the device. The interaction points on the rear of the device are very straightforward and elegant, making this production a strong foot frontwards in the innovation and rejuvenation of medical devices. I certainly hope that Hara and Yoo are taking on more medical companies considering if this definitely showing us how it's done.

Designers: Yeongkyu Yoo of cloudandco & Kenya Hara