rapid prototyping as design process jeff ginger | makerspace 490 | fall 2015
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Rapid Prototyping as Design ProcessJEFF GINGER | MAKERSPACE 490 | FALL 2015
Computerize
PrototypeShare
Imagine
The Fab Lab Process
Computerize
PrototypeShare
Imagine
The Fab Lab Process
So, how do we come up with an invention or innovation?WE START WITH STORIESINSPIRED BY SCOTT KLEMMER
A Storyboard Should Communicate
Setting ◦ People◦ Environment◦ Task
Sequence◦ What steps◦ What conditions◦ What task is illustrated
Satisfaction◦ What motivations◦ What does it enable◦ What needs does it address
Storyboarding Benefits Holistic focus
No commitment to particular interface
Helps everyone get on the same page
Add time limits!
Activity Time!STORYBOARD YOUR INVENTION
Choices1. Phone App for
Super Heroes
2. Restaurant Table-Screen
3. Car Dashboard Touch Interface
Groups of 4
Make 2 storyboards, share 1
Use Star People
20 minutes
Rapid Prototyping“LOW FIDELITY”
What is Prototyping? Strategy for effective design
Rapidly creating an approximation of a design idea to quickly get feedback and learn
Activity that structures innovation, creativity and collaboration in design
A reflective conversation with materials – Donald Shune
A strategy for efficiently dealing with things to predict
What Do Prototypes Prototype? Feel – what might it look like?
Implementation – what might it work like?
Role – what might the experience be like?
Learning and time
Maximize what you can learn, early, minimize the time it takes
Try drastically different ideas and methods
Paper Prototypes vs Digital Prototypes
Paper prototypes usually allow designers to explore a broader range of ideas
Paper prototypes are often less expensive, faster, and easier to create and modify
Paper prototypes keep the focus on high-level design
Paper prototypes separate issues of design from issues of implementation
Activity Time!PAPER PROTOTYPE YOUR INVENTION
ChallengeSame groups of 4
1 “normal” interface
1 “whacky” interface
20 minutes
ReflectionWHAT DID WE NOTICE?
BonusTEST ANOTHER GROUP’S INTERFACE