Prototyping for Designers ― Developing the Best Digital and Physical Products

Prototyping and user testing is the best way to create viable products that are impactful, but many people skip this important step and design products based on gut instinct instead. By explaining the goals behind prototyping, demonstrating how to prototype for both physical and digital products, and walking you through multiple case studies of successful and unsuccessful products, this practical book will help beginning to intermediate designers and developers become more comfortable with creating and testing prototypes early and often in your process.

• Get an introduction to many types of prototyping, with valuable resources for designers
• Understand what prototyping is, the goals of prototyping early and often, and understand the similarities and differences between prototyping for physical and digital products
• Learn best practices for prototyping with any medium
• Write research plans and conduct basic user tests to gain insights from prototypes and improve your product
• Take advantage of successful case studies from different industry-leading companies

Kathryn is a Design Lead and UX Designer for IBM Watson, designing with the world's most advanced cognitive system in Austin, Texas. She is an award-winning designer and has published tutorials and articles about her projects in Make Magazine, Fast Company, Timeout New York, and in multiple books including Make: The Best of Volume 2 and Making Simple Robots. She regularly speaks about Design Thinking, Digital Prototyping, and User Experience Design. In her spare time, Kathryn volunteers to get girls involved in STEM fields through participating in career panels, facilitating workshops, and speaking.