Status indicators · 6 concepts
Braun-analog status for the build journey.
Six ways to render project phase progress and individual item status — drawn from Dieter Rams / Braun instrument design: VU meters, arc dials, dual color blocks, mode-selector rails, and precision tickers. Each concept shows both a Project Status version (Inquiry → Delivered, 8 phases) and an Item Status version (Ordered → Delivered, 6 stages). Static mockup for review.
OPTION 1 — VU Meter Bars
Vintage audio VU meter. Thin vertical segments fill toward the current phase, marked by a taller orange bar. Reads instantly as “how far along.”
VU meter bars
Segmented level · Braun battery widget
Project status
In Production
62% complete
Item status
Ready to Ship
Stage 4 of 6
Item
MCG-001
Walnut Credenza
OPTION 2 — Arc Dial
A gauge sweeping 7 o’clock to 5 o’clock, with a needle-dot at the current position and fine tick marks per phase — the Braun compass/diffused-light metaphor.
Arc dial
Gauge sweep · Braun compass widget
Project status
In Production
62% complete
Phase 5 of 8
Item status
Ready to Ship
67% complete
MCG-001 · Stage 4 of 6
OPTION 3 — Dual Block
Adjacent color blocks sized by proportion — done (ink) / active (orange) / ahead (outlined) — echoing the Braun temperature L/H widget.
Dual block
Proportional blocks · Braun temp widget
Project status
In ProductionPhase 5 of 8
Done · 4 ph
In Production
3 ahead
Contract Apr 12
Shop Drawings May 20
Material Appr. Jun 3
Production Start Jun 18
QA Review est. Dec 4
Pre-Shipping est. Dec 15
Delivered est. Feb ’27
Item status
Ready to ShipStep 4 of 6
Done · 3
Ready to Ship
2 ahead
Ordered Apr ’26
In Production Jun ’26
QC Oct ’26
Shipped est. Jan ’27
Delivered est. Feb ’27
OPTION 4 — Segmented Phase Rail
A connected pill rail like a Braun product’s mode selector — every phase is a labeled segment; done filled ink, current orange & taller, upcoming dashed.
Segmented phase rail
Mode selector · full-width
Project status
ContractApr 12
Shop DwgMay 20
Mat’l ApprJun 3
Prod StartJun 18
In ProdNov 20
QA Reviewest. Dec 4
Pre-Shipest. Dec 15
Deliveredest. Feb ’27
Current: In Production·62% complete·Est. delivery Feb 2027
Item status
OrderedApr ’26
In ProdJun ’26
QCOct ’26
Ready ShipNov ’26
Shippedest. Jan ’27
Deliveredest. Feb ’27
Current: Ready to Ship·MCG-001 Walnut Credenza·Target Nov ’26
OPTION 5 — Analog Ticker
Braun precision instrument: big phase name over a numbered tick ruler with a pointer, paired with a thin percentage ring — a project tracker as measuring tool.
Analog ticker
Precision ruler + ring · Braun Exact
Project status
In Production
Phase 5 of 8 · Contract → Delivered
Item status
Ready to Ship
Stage 4 of 6 · MCG-001 Walnut Credenza
OPTION 6 — Signal Line / HUD
Dark precision-instrument mode: a HUD readout in Fragment Mono beside a glowing signal line — filled accent nodes for done phases, a pulsing glow ring on the current node, hollow nodes ahead. Sci-fi meets measuring tool.
Signal line / HUD
Dark HUD readout · glowing signal line
Project status
Project Status
In Production_
62% · Phase 5 of 8
Item status
Item · MCG-001
Quality Ctrl_
Stage 3 of 6 · Walnut Credenza