Kirill Vechtomov – Senior UX Designer
Designing human experiences
Fourth step of the Rapid Prototyping methodology – Analyze. Decode the test results and understand why the users ask for something instead of blindly following their requests. Be careful with how you interpret results. … Continue readingPrototyping Methodology – Step 4: Analyze – Get Prototyping Academy (#31)
Saw an interesting debate on Quora about this subject, wanted to share my opinion. … Continue readingShould Product Managers Be Prototyping? – Get Prototyping Academy (#26)
Can you prototype any kind of product? Less user-oriented products (e.g. APIs) are harder to prototype, and you probably can’t test every aspect of it, but there must be something you can still test with a prototype. … Continue readingCan You Benefit From Prototyping For All Types Of Products? – Get Prototyping Academy (#25)
There are 3 main types of fidelity in prototypes – visual, functional, and content. Visual – the looks, functional – the works, content – the text and other content. … Continue reading3 Types of Prototype Fidelity – Get Prototyping Academy (#24)
Low and high-fidelity prototypes, when to use and why. … Continue readingLow and High Fidelity Prototypes 101 – Get Prototyping Academy (#23)
4th benefit of prototyping – using it instead of traditional documentation to reduce misunderstandings and misinterpretations among teams. … Continue readingBenefits of Prototyping (part 4) – Get Prototyping Academy (#22)
All the questions and discussion about what prototyping tools is the best reminds me of a similar question among photographers. They focus so much on the right camera/lens that they forget about what’s really important. Don’t go crazy about the tools, tools are secondary, mindset and methodology – primary. Keep this in mind. … Continue readingPrototyping Tools Argument – Get Prototyping Academy (#21)
Prototyping for physical products is not that different from digital products. The cost may be a little higher due to the need of buying materials or even getting access to a 3D printer, but same process and mindset. … Continue readingPrototyping of Physical Products vs Digital – Get Prototyping Academy (#20)
Sharing an example of how I use prototyping method to improve my videos. … Continue readingPrototyping a Video – Get Prototyping Academy (#19)
Paper prototyping is the easiest way to start, no need for fancy tools, just use anything you have access to. If your favourite sketching notebook is not with you, use napkins from a coffee shop. Get resourceful and don’t get stuck on tools, just start creating your prototype on paper. Also, don’t use that lame excuse that you are bad at drawing. You don’t have to be! Just start sketching and after a few iterations you will notice that you are getting better and better. … Continue readingPaper Prototyping – Get Prototyping Academy (#18)