{"id":733,"date":"2019-10-26T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T08:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hestabit.com\/blog\/?p=733"},"modified":"2021-10-14T13:21:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T07:51:40","slug":"why-rapid-prototyping-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hestabit.com\/blog\/why-rapid-prototyping-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Prototyping: Understanding It’s Ins And Outs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transforming an idea into a product is not a magic trick that you pull off. It involves prototyping your idea, assimilating different feedbacks of customers, and making those iterations. This is how you realize a product.\u00a0<\/span>You can refer to this guidebook, to understand a product’s journey.<\/p>\n

There is no one way to represent a Prototype. You can always create a simulation giving an authentic feel of the product, but if you have fine sketching skills, then you can create a prototype on a piece of paper as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what exactly is Rapid Prototyping?<\/h2>\n

If you build a website or an application in one go and with a fixed mindset, chances are that it will backfire. Rapid Prototyping is an antithesis of this approach, as it takes into consideration the feedback of users, developers, designers, and stakeholders, to visualize the perfect product. It constantly paves way for iterations and improvements. <\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, it makes communication seamless among the parties involved. This is how you can conceive a product that is \u2018By Everyone\u2019 and \u2018For Everyone\u2019.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From functionalities to workflows to interfaces, you can prototype almost anything. You can look into popular examples like Instagram Story, the interface of Apple\u2019s Watch, or the workflow of Medium\u2019s publishing process, to understand how crucial Rapid Prototyping is. <\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a need for it?<\/h2>\n

If you value User Experience more than anything else, then you need Prototyping more than anything else. It streamlines your product, takes your attention away from the full-fledged functionalities for a while, and makes it about User Experience. Although, maintaining a balance is the key. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your Prototype should have a \u2018Goldilocks Quality\u2019 to it. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

It needs to resemble the actual product, so you can\u2019t be too tacky. At the same time, you shouldn\u2019t aim to create a highly refined version, or you will take the word \u2018Rapid\u2019 out of the equation. So you need just the right blend. <\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding The Process<\/b><\/h2>\n

Essentially, it\u2019s a simple 3-step process, which should be executed on a loop. <\/span><\/p>\n