This document discusses paper prototyping for UX design. It defines paper prototyping as a working version of a product that anyone can try and provide feedback on. The purposes are to quickly validate concepts, improve design decisions, communicate ideas, gather user feedback, and explore unknown aspects of the design. Benefits include lower costs than fully developed prototypes, and allowing the exploration of interactivity and user journeys. The document outlines experiential and tactical types of paper prototyping and describes a workshop where participants developed paper prototypes for an app to discover places to visit in Johannesburg.

1. UX
Joburg
UX Joburg
Prototyping
Rob Enslin
Experience Designer

2. Prototyping
Paper
Prototyping

3. Definition
A ‘working’
version of the
product which
anyone can
try, understand
and learn

4. Purpose
Proof of concept
Validate a
concept quickly

5. Focus
Interactivity
&
Journey
is the focus

6. Benefits
Lower costs than actual
Improve design
decision-making
Communicate an idea
(& fine-tune)
Gather user feedback
Explore the ‘unknowns’

7. Outcomes
Not the final
deliverable
* unless it’s a POC

8. Types
Lo-Fi Hi-Fi
Sketches Visual Comps
Wireframes HTML/CSS

9. 1/2 Experiential
Broad subject
projects
Unknown scope
Uncharted
design space

10. 1/2 Experiential
Body storming
Speed dating
prototyping
Concept videos
Story boarding

11. 2/2 Tactical
Focused projects
Known scope
Known design
space

12. 2/2 Tactical
Sketching/Paper
prototypes
In-screen mobile
prototypes
Keynote/Powerpoint
prototypes
Platform-specific
prototypes

13. Workshop
…

14. Workshop
Persona 1:
Samantha
Persona 2:
Bernard

15. Workshop
Joburg Places
"Finding interesting places to visit in
Joburg can be difficult, unless you
know people. When I do hear of
interesting places I'm not sure how
safe they are. How can I discover
new places to visit and read up on
them?”
User

16. Needs
Find a coffee shop/
restaurant
Find historically
interesting places
See which destinations
are safe to visit
Mark and save a
location and be able to
share it with friends

17. Workshop
Go… (~1hr)

18. Workshop
Present your
prototypes

19. UX Joburg
Thank you.
Rob Enslin
Experience Designer
@robenslin