Sketch vs Prototype (Week 3)

In the journey that is the creative design process, toward the beginning of the process there are lots of different concepts and ideas that need to be explored. This is where sketches are used, indicating that sketches are minimal, inexpensive, quick and disposable. Whereas further into the design process, the investment into a prototype is much larger than a sketch due to the specificity of the prototype. This demonstrates that there are less prototypes, which are less disposable and take longer to create.

Bill Buxton mainly highlighted that a sketch comes before a prototype in the design process and a sketch is used to inform a prototype. A sketch is not necessarily good quality because concentration on quality at such an early stage in the design process can limit the creative possibilities. A sketch remains non-specific and indirect to encourage reflection focussed improvement or improvement through influence.

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