Design prototyping

Design prototyping in its broader definition comprises the actions to make, test and analyse a <a href="/facts/Prototype/q0yPLYdb">prototype</a>, a <a href="/facts/Physical_model/remaCtIh">model</a> or a <a href="/facts/Mockup/CdWgWXxR">mockup</a> according to one or various purposes in different stages of the <a href="/facts/Design/kR4GNeja">design process</a>. Other definitions consider prototyping as the methods or techniques for making a prototype (e.g., <a href="/facts/Rapid_prototyping/zYQ6ccPI">rapid prototyping techniques</a>), or a stage in the design process (prototype development, prototype or prototyping). The concept of prototyping in design disciplines' literature is also related to the concepts of experimentation (i.e., an iterative problem-solving process of trying, failing and improving), and Research through Design (RtD) (i.e., designers make a prototype with the purpose of conducting research and generating knowledge while trying it, rather than aiming to improving it to become a final product).

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Design prototyping