Principles for Prototyping

Todd Zaki Warfel's framework for effective prototyping, emphasizing audience understanding, flexible planning, expectation management, and practical sketching techniques.

  1. Understand the audience and intent

  2. Plan a little—prototype the rest

  3. Set expectations

  4. You can sketch

  5. It's a prototype—not the Mona Lisa

  6. If you can't make it, fake it

  7. Prototype only what you need

  8. Reduce risk—prototype early and often

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