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Prototyping is the process of quickly putting together a working model (a prototype) in order to test various aspects of a design, illustrate ideas or features and gather early user feedback. Prototyping is often treated as an integral part of the system design process, where it is believed to reduce project risk and cost. Often one or more prototypes are made in a process of incremental development where each prototype is influenced by the performance of previous designs, in this way problems or deficiencies in design can be corrected. When the prototype is sufficiently refined and meets the functionality, robustness, manufacturability and other design goals, the product is ready for production.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- Prototypes can be easily changed
- May provide the proof of concept necessary to attract funding
- Early visibility of the prototype gives users an idea of what the final system looks like
- High user satisfaction
- Encourages active participation among users and producer
- Enables a higher output for user
- Cost effective (Development costs reduced)
@HelenWalters Glad to see Maggie Breslin gets it. But there are problems that prototyping alone don't fix. Designers rarely system thinkers.
morepete (Pete Mortensen) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:56:46 -0000
@HelenWalters Glad to see Maggie Breslin gets it. But there are problems that prototyping alone don't fix. Designers rarely system thinkers.
balsamo discusses the importance of techno-cultural literacies and technological prototyping #DAC2009
tmcphers (tmcphers) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:52:52 -0000
balsamo discusses the importance of techno-cultural literacies and technological prototyping #DAC2009
I've been prototyping an iPhone app in Keynote and the UI library from @mockapp has come in quite handy. http://mockapp.com/
jessebc (Jesse Bennett) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:18:54 -0000
I've been prototyping an iPhone app in Keynote and the UI library from @mockapp has come in quite handy. http://mockapp.com/
Prototyping a different way to manage Access Control Lists (ACLs)
jrsinclair (jrsinclair) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:00:52 -0000
Prototyping a different way to manage Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Empowering Rapid Prototyping and Web-Based Email
tractorlizard (Tractor Lizard) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:00:47 -0000
Empowering Rapid Prototyping and Web-Based Email
@jglozano Also, I've used iWeb on my MBP for prototyping, actually works quite well.
Skarin (Ryan Skarin) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:48:36 -0000
@jglozano Also, I've used iWeb on my MBP for prototyping, actually works quite well.
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