Paper Prototyping

Low-fidelity paper-based mockups are helpful in the requirements-gathering phase of the user centered design process. This technique permits open communication between users and designers because it allows both to articulate ideas through something visual and concrete.
Low-fidelity prototyping can be used to demonstrate screen images as well as design ideas, improvements, and alternatives.

Some purposes of prototyping:

  • To check the feasibility of ideas with the users
  • To check the usefulness of the application
  • To allow users to test ideas and allow them to contribute to the design of the application

Reference: User Interface Design, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Copyright The Open University 2005, p. 115.

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