Press Release
Carlsbad Mobile Police TabletPC by Travis Baldwin Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design
Travis Baldwin of Créa Inc Design honored for security, safety and surveillance products design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design category for Carlsbad Mobile Police TabletPC by Travis Baldwin of Créa Inc Design. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Carlsbad Mobile Police TabletPC
Carlsbad is a rugged mobile tablet computer designed for police and emergency use. Carlsbad allows rich mobile data to be used over the Tetra radio network in the United Kingdom and Europe, going beyond text and audio transmission. A tablet computer, an antenna, a radio and input and output ports are enclosed in molded urethane plastic covers with an integrated rubber bumper. The screen measures 10.1 inches. Finger grooves and a nylon hand strap support comfortable use while walking, and the sculpted rear form fits the hand during long patrols.
About Travis Baldwin
With more than 20 years of award winning in-house & consultancy product design experience, my career focus is industrial design, innovation strategy, and high quality production. Crea Inc was started in 2004 in Colorado to work for a small tech startup there, and has continued successfully serving clients across the US, Europe, and globally. It is currently based in Bristol UK, a creative capital of Britain. Creative challenges are my passion and am always searching for opportunities to bring great products into the world.
About Créa Inc Design
With almost 20 years of award winning experience, Travis and the team at Créa combine industrial design, brand & innovation strategy, and production management. This facilitates focused & successful product development in every part of the produ
Award Record
This recognition makes Travis Baldwin of Créa Inc Design a winner of 7 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design Award
The A' Security Products Design Award is an international product design competition recognizing good security products by best designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to security products designers, industrial designers, security equipment manufacturers and surveillance products manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include CCTV cameras, alarm systems, access controls, biometric scanners, surveillance drones and security locks. Awarded security products designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/security-products
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/103008
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/103008
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!103008
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/123627
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://twitter.com/tetratab
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Carlsbad Mobile Police TabletPC
- Function
- Mobile Police TabletPC
- Category
- Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Social Impact
- Colors
- Black, Sienna, Indian Red, Tan and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Travis Baldwin
- Country
- Great Britain
- Brand
- Créa Inc Design
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #103008
Credits
- Team
- Jonah Gubbay and Robert Lovelace
- Image Credits
- Photographer Travis Baldwin, in hand, 2012.; Designer Travis Baldwin, Carlsbad renderings, 2012.; Photographer Travis Baldwin, on tabel, 2012.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Carlsbad tetra mobile tablet PC for the police was designed to address a specific need: Allow the rich use of mobile data over the Tetra police radio network in the UK and Europe. This is one of the first Tetra radio equipped Tablet PCs. Beeching signed had to be organic, rugged and durable, and contain all the necessary components to allow Tetra radio access.
- Inspiration
- The Carlsbad tablet PC is the combination of 5 to 7 Tablet PCs aimed at the specific Market. The Carlsbad is a streamlined shape, made to feel comfortable in the hand and to not catch on clothing when in Mobile use. The integrated rubber bumper feature does not add bulky bumps nor give a military or power tool feel... rather it is a sleek form that presents as a high-end technological device. The overall form was created to fit comfortably in the hand while walking.
- Research
- Carlsbad is the result of several previous tetra-tablet prototypes, created and evaluated in the field to allow the iteration into this device. Thin modern tablets were not durable enough, so additionally protective housing was added as rubber integrated into the form. Long use of a device carried in the hand was found to be uncomfortable, therefore forms were sculpted in clay to determine an ergonomic shape, then re-created in SolidWorks. To further increase positive grip, a hnad strap and finger grooves were incorporated in the form.
- Challenge
- The creative challenge was creating a professional high-tech electronic device look, while maintaining fit-for-purpose functionality of a police or emergency device. Without care, the device could look overly functional and military. Carlsbad has a hand filling rear form, aided by a strap and side finger grips for comfortable in-hand use.
- Realization and Technology
- The device integrates several internal components inside plastic covers: a tablet PC, antenna, radio, and io ports. Many of these are fully certified modules, allowing a more streamlined path to market since they don't need further certifications nor bespoke manufacture. Tetra Modem components were created specifically for this device. The plastic covers and buttons are rtv molded urethane plastic. The hand strap is nylon fabric.
- Operation and Interaction
- Carlsbad was designed for mobile, on-foot use. During a police patrol, the device would be used while walking and standing, while interacting with onscreen mobile data needs. It allows use of rich data, beyond what would be available on traditional text or audio Tetra radio transmission. In emergency situations, the device works on a government network, so it would not experience the same data overload issues as a public network.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2010, in Bristol and Swindon, UK. The project was completed in April 2011 and went into limited production in June 2011.
- Specifications
- Carslsbad is 185mm x 310 mm x 60 mm in overall dimensions. The strap adds 15mm to the thickness, increasing it to 75mm thick. The screen is 10.1in. The tablet PC runs on Windows 7. The Tetra modem and antenna is based on the Cassidian TETRA LTE radio system.
- Keywords
- Security, Police, Emergency, Tetra, TabletPC
