A practical guide to prototyping as a way to revolutionize your work
and creative life, from Stanford University's world-renowned Hasso
Plattner Institute of Design, aka the d.school.
Prototyping is a way to test an idea to see if it can be successful
before investing too much time and too many resources. But it's not only
designers who "prototype" as they work. A skateboarder tries a new
trick; that's a prototype experience. A chef experiments with a new dish
and new ingredients; that's a prototype experience, too. Once a
prototype is made, the creator gains knowledge about what worked and
what didn't, what should be used again and what should be trimmed from
the experience.
This is a book about becoming better at prototyping by building things
and experiences that will help you learn from your attempts, no matter
what you're aiming to achieve. Readers will learn how to not only create
prototypes but also how to reflect on the success and failure of those
attempts. Scott Witthoft, who teaches courses in design and prototyping
to students around the world, introduces a comprehensive number of tools
and materials for prototyping, including digital platforms and physical
objects. And he breaks down real-life examples of prototype experiments
with accompanying photographs for the reader to observe large- and
small-scale prototyping in action.
With Witthoft as your guide*,* you'll put the principles of design into
practice and bring your vision to life--one prototype at a time.
