Design Thinking and Prototyping: Methods, Tools, and Applications

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Prototyping
Assignment 3: Presentation

Prototyping
Prototyping is system development and
designing’s technique.
Prototyping is used in the design thinking process.
It is using in the final phase of the project or
system development.
It is using for testing purpose.
Designers can find different solutions by using
prototyping.
It is generally used for evaluating a new design of
the project.

Type of Prototyping
The prototyping methods are categorized into two
categories which are given below:
Low-fidelity Prototyping
High-fidelity Prototyping
Low-fidelity prototyping is containing basic model’s
use.
Low-fidelity prototyping can be easily made and
cheaper.
High-fidelity prototyping operates and looks to the
finished product.
It will allow users for interacting and manipulating
with the device.

Pros and Cons of Low-fidelity Prototyping
Here, some advantages of the low-fidelity
prototyping are given:
Inexpensive and Quick
Change can be made in the design of the project.
Gain product’s overall view within the minimal effort
and time.
Here, some disadvantages of the low-fidelity
prototyping are given:
This type of prototype will remove control of users at
project’s design.
It inherits the lack of realism.
It increases the dependence over the product.

Pros and Cons of Low-fidelity Prototyping
Here, some advantages of the high-fidelity prototyping
are given:
Stakeholders can easily view the vision of the project’s
design.
They can easily examine the needs of project and clients.
Information can gather at a high level.
Here, some disadvantages of the high-fidelity
prototyping are given:
The process of this prototype is very long as compare to
low-fi prototype.
Change is taken a long time and it will delay the whole
project.
Software prototype can give a false impression.

Tools of Prototyping
There are numbers of prototyping tools which
can be used for high and low fidelity
prototypes.
These prototypes are as follow:
UXPin
Webflow
Marvel
Abobe AD
Axure RP
Framer

References
Urban, Pawel L. 2018, ‘Prototyping Instruments for the Chemical
Laboratory Using Inexpensive Electronic Modules’, Angewandte
Chemie International Edition, vol. 57, no. 34, pp. 11074–11077.
 Dam. R and Siang. T 2018, Stage 4 in the Design Thinking
Process: Prototype. Viewed 29 January 2019,
<https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/stage-4-in-
the-design-thinking-process-prototype>.
Staff, C 2018, The 8 best prototyping tools for 2018. Viewed 29
January 2019, <https://www.creativebloq.com/advice/the-8-best-
prototyping-tools-for-2018>.
Techopedia, 2018, What is Prototyping? - Definition from
Techopedia. . Viewed 29 January 2019,
<https://www.techopedia.com/definition/13136/prototyping>.