“Prototyping is the tangible creation of artifacts at various levels of resolution, for development and testing of ideas within design teams and with clients and users.”
SOURCE:
Universal Methods of Design
Quickly test and validate assumptions
Communicate design intent with others
Assess form, materials, ergonomics
Collect feedback from end users
WHY DO WE PROTOTYPE?
LOW-FIDELITY
HIGH-FIDELITY
vs
LOW-FI VS HIGH-FI
Low-Fi
High-Fi
James Dyson, founder of the Dyson Vacuum company, spent 5 years developing 5,127 prototypes for the G-Force vacuum, the world’s first vacuum to utilize cyclonic separation.
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