
Toho Technologies, representing their food safety brand CERTUS, tasked Brooks Stevens with developing an instrument designed to incubate test tube samples for detecting foodborne pathogens in small to mid-sized food processing facilities. This unit, combined with their proprietary testing kits, allows companies to perform testing in-house, thereby saving both time and costs associated with sending samples to external laboratories.
CERTUS
UX/UI
Toho Technologies
The client needed a mobile tablet app to serve as a bridge between the technician and the machine. To achieve this, I collaborated with a team of industrial designers to develop a streamlined workflow and interface. This guided users through the entire process, from initial test setup and profile management to facility map handling and final report generation. We defined the necessary steps for completing the test after sample collection by consulting with the company’s science advisors and software developers. Our initial handwritten notes and diagrams evolved into wireframes, which I enhanced with stylized GUI elements aligned with their branding. Given that the CERTUS brand was still in its early stages, we had the opportunity to influence the graphic design, including the use of color gradients, icon styles, and integrating elements of their logo as supportive graphics in the GUI and other materials.
