on prototyping
DESCRIPTION
Andrew Boyd's presentation on Conceptual vs Detailed Prototyping.TRANSCRIPT
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On Prototyping
Andrew BoydSMS Management and TechnologyApril 2008
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Definition
According to WikiPedia:
“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.”
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Audiences
According to Todd Warfel they can be used:1. As a common communication platform (the whole
project team)2. To work through a design (design team)3. To sell your idea internally (internal stakeholders
including management)4. To gauge technical feasibility (coding team)5. As an external marketing tool (external stakeholders)
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Design is something we do with people
…not to them
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When do we prototype? Conceptual and detail
Revolutionary/Conceptual
Evolutionary/Detailed
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Revolutionary/Conceptual vs Evolutionary
Revolutionary/Conceptual Evolutionary/Detailed
All over the place Small steps
Better earlier Better later
Brainstorming, Edgecraft and Reframing
Negotiation, agreement, compromise
Get it all out there - discuss the crazy ideas
Narrow it down
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Why get the thrashing out of the way early?
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Why get the thrashing out of the way early?
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Why get the thrashing out of the way early?
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How prototyping can avoid thrashing
Prototyping (done early & well) == Process (defined)
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Process (defined early) == Less late/scary thrashing
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What’s the WIIFM?
For the organisation: Let’s save some money by getting the chaos out of the way early
For the designer: Let’s move up the value chain into the strategic and conceptual space
For the end user: I love responsive systems that give me what I actually need
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Prototyping tools
The least important part of the process It should always, always be "What do you think of this
idea?" not ''Check out the size of my prototyping tool, baby".
Who uses which tools?
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Why the headlong rush to the keyboard, boy?
What's wrong with a pencil and paper for a start? (or a whiteboard?)
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Some tools in use
Axure
Visio
Mind Manager OmniGraffle
Whiteboard
Pen and paper/napkin/menu
ConceptDraw
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Conclusion
1. Conceptual prototyping can save you a lot of pain2. The best tool is experience (combined with peer review and absolute self-honesty)
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