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L24. Prototyping (11/23)
Fri, 07/10/2009 - 16:30 — admin
A design space can be large and complex, and we can't explore it all at once. Prototypes are representative and manifested forms of design ideas to "view a design's future impact" before it gets built. Proototyping techniques are traditionally contrasted on two dimensions:
- COST AND EFFORT - as constrained by a design project's budget, schedule, and designer capabilities
- FIDELITY - how realistic or similar is the prototype artifact to a final product or service?
But this contrast is too simplistic to describe the range of prototype techniques being used today. For example, for information-intensive services and systems it is much more important to use prototypes to assess the quality and feasibility of the information models.
(Download recorded lecture from http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i290-1/f09/files/ISSD-20091123.mp3 )
Readings for This Lecture
- L24R1. Jill Blue Lin, Designing the Prototype, "MD: Notes - Designing an Information Service for Public Hospitals", UC Berkeley School of Information, April 2008 (Rating: 2 / 5)
- L24R2. Youn-Kyung Lim et al, "The Anatomy of Prototypes: Prototypes as Filters, Prototypes as Manifestations of Design Ideas", ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, July 2008 (Rating: 5 / 5)
- L24R3. Lars Erik Holmquist, "Prototyping: Generating Ideas or Cargo-Cult Designs", Interactions, March-April 2005 (Rating: 3 / 5)
- L24R4. M. Schrage, "Never go to a Client Meeting Without a Prototype", IEEE Software, March-April 2004 (Rating: 3 / 5)