Let's dive into the world of rapid prototyping: a game-changing process for communicating, refining, and validating ideas and concepts. This workshop emphasises the value of prototyping fast and often, and introduces different prototype fidelities, tips, tricks, and processes for planning and measuring the success of a prototype. You’ll learn how to prototype at different scales—from interfaces, to products, to entire services—regardless of previous design experience. Join us for an immersive learning experience that’ll help you go from idea to impact in record time.

Prerequisites

This course is for beginners keen to take their first steps into the world of design prototyping. As a foundational course, it is ideal for those with little or no previous experience but a strong desire to learn and experiment with hands-on techniques.

How you’ll learn

Working in teams, participants will quickly learn to think and communicate through prototypes, deconstruct problems, and create and test new ideas. We will prototype to increase curiosity, engagement and participation across a team, learn directly from target audiences, identify possible friction points early on, and easily communicate a design vision.

What you’ll learn

• Why we prototype and the value of different prototyping techniques
• A framework for understanding the prototyping process
• An understanding of different levels of fidelity (low, mid, high), and when they’re appropriate in different project phases
• Paper prototyping for early-stage discovery and idea generation
• How to use Figma to rapidly create interactive prototypes
• How to use role-playing and video storytelling techniques to build empathy and communicate ideas
• How to gather user feedback on prototypes

What to bring

• A Laptop
• An open mind!