Easy-read measuring jug

Joseph Joseph

Joseph Joseph
Kitchenware
2021
Services
Industrial Design, Design For Manufacture (DFM), Colour, Material & Finish, Engineering

Align is a measuring jug redesigned for Joseph Joseph, solving a problem every kitchen has lived with: reading a measurement means bending down to eye level. Align lets you read it from above, as you pour.

What we were asked.

Measuring jugs are a kitchen staple, but they're not user friendly. Reading the scale means crouching to check the line. The brief was to fix that.

What we answered.

The problem wasn't the scale, it was the angle. Tilt the vessel itself and the measurement becomes visible from a natural standing position, without changing how the jug is held or poured.

Joseph Joseph Align jug being filled, scale visible from a standing position
Angled inner face of the Align jug, measurement lines readable from above

An angled jug with the measurement lines set on the inside face, calibrated to the millimetre for accuracy at every level. A 50ml mini jug for oils and small liquids nests into the handle of the main jug, so the two store as one. Two tools, no added clutter.

Multiple iterations to find the angle that solved the reading problem without compromising pour control or stability. Every measurement line was set and checked for millimetre accuracy. The mini jug's fit into the handle was refined until it clipped in as one clean form, not an add-on.

oseph Joseph Align measuring jug with mini jug nested in the handle
oseph Joseph Align jug being filled, scale visible from a standing position

Removes the bend, the guesswork and the squint. You read the measurement as you pour, at eye level, first time. The nested mini jug keeps oils and small liquids to hand without a second item taking up cupboard space.

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oseph Joseph Align measuring jug, side profile showing the tilted vessel
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Measurement graduations on the Align jug inner face, checked for accuracy
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No crouching, no guesswork, and two measuring tools that store as one.

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