ADS 300, UX Design Methods, Spring 2022
Tuesday / Thursday @ 4:00-5:15pm
Marvin 216B
Matt Kirkland / mattk@ku.edu

Week 8

March 8 / 10

Can I just make something already?

Low-Fidelity Prototypes

So: you've done research, you've got your head around the problem. Now it's time to make something as fast as you can, so that you can test out your design ideas.

We're going to cover:
• Sketches
• Wireframes
• Quick-and-Dirty Prototypes such as:
  • Paper Prototypes
  • Cardboard Mockups
  • Frankenstein Prototypes
  • Wizard-of-Oz Prototypes
  • Everything Else
• Style Tiles
• Sitemaps

Resources

Paper Prototyping Resources
• Paper Prototyping as Usability Technique
• A bunch of printable templates

Wireframe Resources
• Balsamiq's 'What are wireframes?''
• Figma Wireframe kit
• Functional UX prototyping guide
• Choosing your Prototyping Tools

Cardboard Prototyping Resources
• r/DumpsterDiving

Style Tiles
• The canonical introduction to Style Tiles
• And a shorter summary

Sitemaps
• An intro to sitemapping

Assignment

For Thursday Mar 10:
• Read the assigned text, be ready for a TinyQuiz
• EDIT! We had a snow day on Mar 10, so I'm just going to give you all credit for passing the TinyQuiz. Good job.

For Tuesday Mar 22 by 8am, as always!:
• Choose a version of low-fidelity prototyping methods above. You should be back on familiar ground now, you're honing in on new design work.
• Remember to choose a method above because it will help you answer questions you have about your project, not because it sounds easy!
• Submit your report about what you did, what you learned, etc, via the google form link as usual.