Sketching& Prototyping UX

@karldotter hashtag #sketchux

Lean UX Design Bootcamp 500 Startups

(starting with stories)

Thinking → Making

Tangible → Clarifies

Quick inexpensive disposable

Where do you start?

I’ll tell you a storyabout comics

making comics for shelternetwork.org

sketch scenarios fast.speed kills the censor.

identify actions,emotions, behavior

Remember your persona and POVs?

These are the POVs

When you go through the interview check o! if you validated any assumptions

Point of View:

• “Tell me about the last time you...”

• “Tell me about an experience you’ve had with...”

• “How did you feel when ____ happened?”

• “What were you feeling at that moment?”

• “Really, can you tell me why that matters?

• “Say more about that...I see... Do you know why you think that?

• “Okay. And that is important because...”

List of hypotheses:

[Insert User...(descriptive)] Needs

[Insert Needs...(verb)]

+

+ Because [Insert Insight...(compelling & surprising)] +

context

user goal

use

usability

Ability

Triggers

cheap, fast, simple

hope, fear,pleasure, pain

Add context

where is your persona?

Grab paper & pen

collect your thoughts

users context Use(goals/needs)

Themed ReleaseFeatures

Scribble your story

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Just a few lines is all it takes

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What are the emotions?

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UX Challenge,Your Turn (20min)

• Sketch out your POV in context, get at goals, needs, uses

• what are the riskiest scenarios to draw?

• High frequency moments: actions, emotions, behavior

Actions + emotions + behavior+ context, before a ui proto.

Examples and Stories ShopWell

Dojo

The Designer Fund

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At ShopWell we...tested with Paper prototypes

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At Dojo we...communicate with comics

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Identify the story

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Thumbnail it out

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Reduce the panels

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Test a rough mock

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Use your story to explain your product

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With The Designer Fund we...

started with sketches.

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We sketched the ecosystemwe wanted to build.

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Make a new sketch...Bring these guys back.

What would a sketched screen look like to achieve your scenario?

Challenge!• Pick a scenario from your sketches

• Build those as ui/screens so anyone here can try it out.

• You have 20 minutes.

Paper Prototyping• Build your solution with paper, markers,

post-its and tape

• “Paper” == whatever is easiest for you

Paper Prototyping• Fast, easy and cheap way to test your

hypotheses

• Uncover usability problems and hidden complexity before writing any code

Example!

Keep in mind• Build your prototype to test your

hypotheses.

• How will you measure success?

• Have a scenario and questions ready for your testers.

Challenge!• Build the screens you just sketched so

anyone here can try it out.

• You have 20 minutes.

See What I mean: How to usecomics to communicate ideasby Kevin Cheng

http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/comics/

Resources:

Making Comicsby Scott McCloudhttp://scottmccloud.com/

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now, how willyou test further?...

Sketching & Prototyping UX

@karldotter hashtag #sketchux

Thank you 500startups #000 + #001 monsters, Enrique Allen, Rick Boardman, Miche Capone, Thomas Both, Laura Klein & Janice Fraser

+ more!