A LENS ON FUTURE PRODUCTS: AN EXPANDED NOTION OF PROTOTYPING PRACTICE
DS 84: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2016 14th International Design Conference
Year: 2016
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad, Skec Stanko
Author: Camere, S.; Bordegoni, M.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN METHODS
Page(s): 155-164
Abstract
Designers engage with prototyping already at the early phases of design process, implying a variety of techniques and with diversity of scopes. The classic definition of prototyping is currently debated in the design research community, to achieve one more inclusive of emerging approaches. With this paper, we propose a definition of prototypes as lenses through which designers can frame the product-to-be, raising design questions and construct answers to them. A model and a framework for prototyping decisions are also discussed in the context of other scholars' perspectives.
Keywords: prototyping activity, prototypes, experience design, design process, design theory