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paper prototype
Last modified: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Commonly used in software development, it is a
method used for testing and evaluating interfaces.
While viewing the prototype(s), users attempt to complete tasks and provide feedback
and thoughts on their interaction with paper versions of
different screens, menus, and
GUIs. Paper
prototyping allows project development teams to
cost-efficiently conduct usability tests with real users before the
application is
coded. The paper prototype can be hand drawn or created by using a graphics
program. It is a visual representation of what the design will look like.
Six Signs That You Should Use Paper Prototyping This time of year, there's plenty of leftover wrapping paper sitting around. Why not put it to good use? If you create interfaces, you may have heard of paper prototyping. It's a technique that lets you mock up, test, and refine a design -- totally on paper -- before you write a line of code.
Using Paper Prototypes to Manage Risk Case Study: "We completed the prototype by the end of Day 3. It wasn't very neat - it had hand-written text, crooked lines and last-minute corrections - but it was good enough to show what the screens would look like."
