Week 8 To-Do’s
Lecture and reading
Attend the lecture to learn about this week’s topics and obtain extra information from this week’s reading list (short articles/videos to read/watch). More details are available on the Schedule page.
Create low-fidelity prototypes
As a team, pick 2 of the 4-5 features/ user flows you completed last week that are most important and/or most risky in terms of the user interface. These are the ideas/features you will prototype and test. This involves creating a solid base, sketches of individual screens required for that feature, input elements (drawn or printed), as well as components that demonstrate state changes (e.g., overlays, highlights, etc.). Your prototypes can have some high-level content, but should still look and feel like a sketch, i.e., roughly drawn and has minimal colors.
For one of your chosen user flows, create a paper prototype that can be made interactive using a “human computer” (i.e., not Figma). Follow the methods and guidelines for paper prototyping in the lecture notes. You can use the printable frame for phone or web applications on the Resources page.
For the other user flow you chose, create a low-fidelity wireframe prototype using Figma. You can draw the wireframes by hand on paper and photograph them, but it is likely easier to use the basic Figma drawing tools (rectangles, circles, etc.). Use the Figma Prototype tab to make your prototype interactive.
Your design document should include:
- Pictures or screenshots of all the elements of your two low-fidelity prototypes. You can combine all parts of the prototypes into one image, or split the components into multiple images, as long as it is clear and legible.
- Clear descriptive captions for each prototype photo or screenshot. Also include a publicly shared link to the Figma file for your wireframe prototype.
Team meeting and design document
Conduct this week’s team meeting or discussion in and/or out of class. Update your design document with the meeting minutes and the outcomes of this week’s activities. More details are available on the Information page under Deliverable 2a.
Respond to the critques of your mid-term report
Read the actionable recommendations provided by the other team in the shared folder. Draft short responses on how to incorporate the recommendations in the future. For the recommendations that you think are not reasonable and impossible to address, provide rationales. More details are available on the Information page under Deliverable 2c.