P R O T O T Y P I N G
Low-Fidelity Prototyping

1. Understand what a low fidelity prototype is

Low fidelity prototypes are more basic and might be incomplete or only incorporate a few features of the product. Examples include sketching and story boarding. They’re quick to make, cheap and usually don’t require any specialist skills. The downsides are that they’re not very realistic, may require some explanation from the designer when testing with customers.

2. Is a low-fidelity prototype right for you?

Yes, if you are:

2. • At the early stages of an initiative and trying to get feel for some initial concepts

   • You want feedback quickly and cheaply

   • You’re looking to explore a wide range of possibilities

3. Build the prototype

   • Sketches A rough sketch of the potential digital interface that you can put in front of customers to get their thoughts

   • Storyboards A visualisation on how the future experience might be. You can use this as a prompt to discuss how the customer feels and thinks about it.

   • Paper prototype If you’re prototyping something physical you can build it with paper or cardboard.