7. Agenda
• Why prototype?
• Selecting the right approach
• Dive into specific methods
• How to get started?
• Which tools to use?
• Limits of prototyping
• Q&A
27. Criteria for picking
The right approach
• Intent & Audience
• Cost & time
• Familiarity & learnability
• Collaboration
• Distribution
• Throwaway vs. reusable
28. Sketches & Storyboards
Wireframes
HTML Paper
prototypes prototypes
Interactive Interactive
wireframes design comps
High-fidelity Production-ready
comps prototypes
47. User goals Business goals
Showcase their talents Improve engagement
Create a beautiful profile Increase conversion
Inward Paths Outward Paths
External search Register to join the site
Core content / functionality
Internal search Contact user
Navigation Engage with content
Linked in email signature
Shared via social net work
User profile See similar people
Share
Link from website Add content
Trigger words Core elements Calls to Action
My name Avatar, name, loc, interests “Awesome”
Showcase Audio, written posts Sign up, Log in
Talents, interests Photos, videos
63. Inward Paths Outward Paths
Home page Share or forward to a friend
Search engine Favorite / Like / etc...
Social media (Twitter, etc) CORE Download
Other sites Buy
64. User goals Business goals
Showcase their talents Connect users
Become a destination for great
Create a beautiful profile
content
Inward Paths Outward Paths
External search Register to join the site
Core content / functionality
Internal search Add content
Navigation “Like” content
Linked in email signature User profile See similar people
Shared via social net work Share
Link from website Contact a user
Trigger words Core elements Calls to Action
“Maggie Steciuk” Avatar, name, loc, interests “Awesome”
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“eportfolio” Photos, videos
65. User goals Business goals
Inward Paths Outward Paths
Core content / functionality
Trigger words Core elements Calls to Action
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90. Keynote
• Powerful drawing tools
• Master slides make it easy to reuse
UI elements
• Hyperlinks add “clickability”
• Works well with Adobe CS
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94. User goals Business goals
Showcase their talents Improve engagement
Create a beautiful profile Increase conversion
Inward Paths Outward Paths
External search Register to join the site
Core content / functionality
Internal search Contact user
Navigation Engage with content
Linked in email signature
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User profile See similar people
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Link from website Add content
Trigger words Core elements Calls to Action
My name Avatar, name, loc, interests “Awesome”
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Talents, interests Photos, videos
123. Takeaways
• Sketch a user flow
• Beginning with the core, sketch or create simple
wireframes of application screens
• Add interactivity and visual polish as needed
• Consider audience & intent when selecting the
right approach, but make it minimally real.
• Prototype early and often (no need to code)
• Have a nice app!*