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Paper Prototyping

Jim Ross

Senior UX Architect, Infragistics

jross@infragistics.com

@anotheruxguy

Flickr: CannedTuna

Paper Prototyping

Paper Prototyping

Jim Ross

Senior UX Architect, Infragistics

jross@infragistics.com

@anotheruxguy

An introduction to: (45 minutes)

• Creating paper prototypes

• Conducting usability testing with paper prototypes

Exercise

• Create your own paper prototype (30 minutes)

• Usability testing of your paper prototype (30 minutes)

• Discussion (10 minutes)

What We’ll Do in this Workshop

June 11, 2015 3

We won’t get into the details of:

• Usability testing in depth

• Analyzing the data

What We’ll Do in this Workshop

June 11, 2015 4

How many people have…

• Designed a user interface?

• Created a paper prototype?

• Conducted usability testing?

About You

June 11, 2015 5

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Why Prototype?

June 11, 2015 6

Prototyping is the link between design and development.

Why Prototype?

June 11, 2015 7

Flickr: CannedTuna Flickr: Yandle

Prototyping allows you to validate the design before building it, with:

• The project team

• Clients and stakeholders

• Users

Why Prototype?

June 11, 2015 8

You get the best feedback from designs that people can try out.

Why Prototype?

June 11, 2015 9Flickr: Samuel Mann

Prototypes provide something concrete to interact with and react to.

Why Prototype?

June 11, 2015 10Flickr: Samuel Mann

You can focus on observing behavior instead of opinions.

Why Prototype?

June 11, 2015 11Flickr: Samuel Mann

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Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 12

“Someone once asked me what the paper prototyping bumper sticker would say, and my

answer was, ‘Maximum feedback for minimum effort.’” - Carolyn Snyder

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 13Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Paper prototypes

Spectrum of prototypes

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 14

Fully coded prototypes

Low-fidelity High-fidelity

Flickr: Andy Bardill

Interactive prototypes

Static wireframes linked together

Because they are quick and easy to create:

• You don’t waste time trying to make them look perfect.

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 15Flickr: Samuel Mann

Because they are quick and easy to create:

• You can get feedback early in the design process.

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 16Flickr: Samuel Mann

Usability testing participants feel more comfortable being critical with a low-fidelity design.

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 17Flickr: Kevin Pelrine

You can easily make changes to the prototype during usability testing.

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 18Flickr: Samuel Mann

Paper prototyping can be a way for more people to contribute to the design.

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 19Flickr: Samuel Mann

Disadvantages of Paper Prototypes

• They’re less realistic than higher-fidelity prototypes

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 20Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Disadvantages of Paper Prototypes

• You can’t do the testing remotely.

Why Paper Prototype?

June 11, 2015 21Flickr: yooperann

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Creating Paper Prototypes

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Creating Paper Prototypes

Design First, Then Prototype

June 11, 2015 23

Focus on designing first.

Design First, Then Prototype

June 11, 2015 24Flickr: Johan Larsson

Focus on designing first.

Design First, Then Prototype

June 11, 2015 25Flickr: Canned Tuna

Then create a prototype to show how the design works.

Design First, Then Prototype

June 11, 2015 26Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Determine what you want to test, and create the prototype elements to test those things.

Design First, Then Prototype

June 11, 2015 27Flickr: Christian_Campos

Things you might want to test:

• Can people accomplish their tasks?

• Findability – navigation, organization, and labeling of content or functions

• Understanding of icons, terminology, instructions, etc.

• Expectations

Design First, Then Prototype

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Creating Paper Prototypes

Examples of Paper Prototypes

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Examples of interactions you can create with paper prototypes:

Examples of Paper Prototypes

June 11, 2015 30Example 2Example 1

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Creating Paper Prototypes

Gather the Materials

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For screens

• Paper

• Cardboard/card stock

Gather the Materials

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Cutting tools

• Scissors

• X-Acto knife

Gather the Materials

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Flickr: Hsin-Cheng Lin

For elements that lay on top of screens

• Index cards

Gather the Materials

June 11, 2015 34Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.

For elements that lay on top of screens

• Post-it notes

Gather the Materials

June 11, 2015 35

Flickr: Samuel Mann

For elements that lay on top of screens

• Transparencies

Gather the Materials

June 11, 2015 36Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Adhesives

• Tape

• Glue sticks

• Restickable glue

Gather the Materials

June 11, 2015 37Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

To make quick changes

• Correction fluid/White Out

Gather the Materials

June 11, 2015 38Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Writing instruments

• Pencil

• Pens and markers – black, blue, red, and green

• Transparency markers for data entry

Gather the Materials

June 11, 2015 39Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.

Flickr: Canned Tuna

Container for the prototype

• To keep all the elements from getting lost

• Paper clips to keep small elements together

Gather the Materials

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Creating Paper Prototypes

Create the Prototype

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Determine how you’ll create your paper prototype.

• Drawn

• Electronic design printed out

• Combination of both drawn and printed elements

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 42

Determine how you’ll create your paper prototype.

• Drawn

• Electronic design printed out

• Combination of both drawn and printed elements

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 43

Determine how you’ll create your paper prototype.

• Drawn

• Electronic design printed out

• Combination of both drawn and printed elements

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 44

Flickr: Yandle

Prototyping element kit

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 45http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/prototype.html

The three main types of elements that make up a paper prototype:

• Background

• Screens

• States

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 46

Create a background.

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 47Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Flickr: Samuel Mann Flickr: d_jan

Create screens.

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 48Flickr: Toms Baugis

Create states.

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 49Flickr: d_jan

Menus

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 50Flickr: Samuel Mann

Dropdown lists

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 51Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Dialog windows, tooltips, etc.

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 52Flickr: Rob Enslin

Flickr: Squidsoup.org

Movable elements

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 53Flickr: Yandle

Tabs

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 54Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Flickr: Squidsoup.org

Expanding/collapsing sections

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 55Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.

Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Fold in paper Unfolded

Highlighting an item

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 56Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Disabled elements

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 57Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Disabled elements

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 58Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Text field input

• Post-it Notes

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 59Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Flickr: Samuel Mann

Text field input

• Post-it Notes

• Transparencies

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 60Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Checkboxes and radio buttons

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 61Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.

Flickr: Rosenfeld Media Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Tip: Create handlebars on elements

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 62Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.

Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Scrolling

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 63Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.

Flickr: Rosenfeld Media

Scrolling

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 64Flickr: Liza Berseneva

Scrolling

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 65Flickr: Samuel Mann

Carousels

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 66

Side scrolling menus

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 67Flickr: Rob Enslin

Slider

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 68

Flickr: Samuel Mann

Updating value

Create the Prototype

June 11, 2015 69

Flickr: Samuel Mann

Do what works for you.

• Feel free to invent new ways of doing these things.

• Balance interactivity with the ease or difficulty of testing.

Create the Prototype

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You can test many things without any interaction.

• Navigation

• Expectations

• Labeling

• Icons

Create the Prototype

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Testing Paper Prototypes

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Examples of testing paper prototypes:

Testing Paper Prototypes

June 11, 2015 73Example 1

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Testing Paper Prototypes

Create the Tasks

June 11, 2015 74

Phrase tasks as a simple, realistic scenario.

• “Show me what you’d do if you wanted to look at men’s running shoes.”

• “You want to book a hotel room in Sofia near the center of the city. Show me how

you’d do that.”

Create the Tasks

June 11, 2015 75

“Show me” reminds participants to take an action.

• Bad: “What would you’d do if you wanted to find a hotel in Sofia?”

• “I’d search on Sofia.”

• Good: “Show me what you’d do if you wanted to find a hotel in Sofia.”

• Clicks Hotels and types “Sofia” in the search field.

Create the Tasks

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Avoid words that “give away” the task.

• Bad:

• “Show me what you’d do if you wanted to add those shoes to your shopping cart.”

• Good:

• “Show me what you’d do if you decided you wanted to buy these shoes.”

Create the Tasks

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Testing Paper Prototypes

The People Involved in Testing

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The participant

The People Involved in Testing

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The participant

The participant

The People Involved in Testing

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The facilitator

The participant

The People Involved in Testing

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The computer

Playing both the role of the computer and the facilitator is nearly impossible.

The People Involved in Testing

June 11, 2015 82Flickr: Samuel Mann

Get someone else to play the role of the computer.

• Knowledge of the design

• Organizational skills

• Attention to detail

The People Involved in Testing

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Flickr: Samuel Mann

When you create the prototype, try to keep it simple.

The People Involved in Testing

June 11, 2015 84Flickr: Samuel Mann

Conduct several pilot tests.

The People Involved in Testing

June 11, 2015 85Flickr: Samuel Mann

Flickr: Samuel Mann

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Testing Paper Prototypes

Conducting the Test

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Introduce the prototype.

• “This is just a crude, initial prototype. Don’t focus on how it looks.”

Conducting the Test

June 11, 2015 87Flickr: Samuel Mann

Introduce the prototype.

• “Not every screen or interaction will be shown.”

Conducting the Test

June 11, 2015 88Flickr: Samuel Mann

Introduce the testing process.

• “Use your finger to tap on what you would click on.”

• “Bear with us as the computer reacts to show you

what happens next.”

Conducting the Test

June 11, 2015 89

Flickr: Samuel Mann

Introduce the testing process.

• “Think out loud.”

Conducting the Test

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Flickr: Samuel Mann

During the testing:

• Facilitator reads the tasks.

• Participant performs the tasks, while thinking aloud.

• Computer responds to the participant’s actions.

• Facilitator notes success, errors, problems, reactions, etc.

• Facilitator asks questions.

Conducting the Test

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Flickr: Samuel Mann

If the participant runs into a dead end…

• “We don’t have that created in the prototype, but what would

you expect to happen?”

Conducting the Test

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Flickr: Samuel Mann

If the participant runs into a dead end…

• “Let’s say you clicked on that, and you realized it wasn’t

where you wanted to go. What would you do next?”

Conducting the Test

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Flickr: Samuel Mann

Examples of testing paper prototypes:

Testing Paper Prototypes

June 11, 2015 94Example 2

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Exercise:

Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype

Introduction

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What we’ll do

• Divide into groups of two people each.

• Create a simple paper prototype. (30 minutes)

• Test the prototype with people from other teams. (30 minutes)

• Discussion (10 minutes)

Introduction

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Divide into groups of two people.

Introduction

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Create a simple prototype.

• Keep it simple. It doesn’t need to include every detail.

• Plan and sketch it out first.

• Decide which tasks you want to test.

• Create screens and states for those tasks.

Introduction

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Choose one of these prototypes to create (website or mobile app)

Introduction

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Wish list on an ecommerce site Weather site or app Store Locator (on a physical store’s website or app)

Possible tasks to test

Start on the home page and find your wish list

Check the current weather in Sofia Find the nearest stores to this location

Remove an item from your wish list

See what the weather is going to be like tonight in Sofia

Check the store’s hours to see how late they are open tonight

Add a comment about an item Check the weather for Monday in Sofia

Get driving directions to the store

Mark one of the items high priority and another low priority

Check the current weather for Paris

Change the order of the items in the list

Wish list on an ecommerce site

Introduction

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Weather site or app

Introduction

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Store Locator

Introduction

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Exercise:

Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype

Create the Paper Prototype

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Choose one of these prototypes to create (website or mobile app)

Create the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)

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Wish list on an ecommerce site Weather site or app Store Locator (on a physical store’s website or app)

Possible tasks to test

Start on the home page and find your wish list

Check the current weather in Sofia Find the nearest stores to this location

Remove an item from your wish list

See what the weather is going to be like tonight in Sofia

Check the store’s hours to see how late they are open tonight

Add a comment about an item Check the weather for Monday in Sofia

Get driving directions to the store

Mark one of the items high priority and another low priority

Check the current weather for Paris

Change the order of the items in the list

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Exercise:

Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype

Testing the Paper Prototype

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Join with another group.

Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)

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Group 1 Group 2

Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.

Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)

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Facilitator

Computer

Participant 1

Group 1 Group 2

Participant 2Round 1

Sits Out

About 5 minutes per participant

Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.

Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)

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Computer

Facilitator

Participant 1

Group 1 Group 2

Participant 2Round 2

Sits Out

About 5 minutes per participant

Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.

Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)

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Facilitator

Computer

Participant 1

Group 2 Group 1

Participant 2Round 3

Sits Out

About 5 minutes per participant

Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.

Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)

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Computer

Facilitator

Participant 1

Group 2 Group 1

Participant 2Round 4

Sits Out

About 5 minutes per participant

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Exercise:

Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype

Discussion

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Creating the paper prototype

• How did you feel about creating the prototype?

• Was it easier or harder than you expected?

• What would you do if you had more time?

Discussion

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Testing the paper prototype

• What did you find from the testing?

• What was it like playing the computer? Being the facilitator? The participant?

• Which one was the most difficult?

• What would you do differently next time?

Discussion

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Questions or other comments?

• Any other questions for me?

• Comments?

Discussion

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Resources for Paper Prototyping

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Paper prototyping

• Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces,

Carolyn Snyder

• Prototyping: A Practitioner’s Guide, Todd Zaki Warfel

Paper Prototyping Elements

• Paper Prototyping Helper Kit from User Focus

Resources for Paper Prototyping

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Usability Testing

• Rocket Surgery Made Easy: Steve Krug

• Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests:

Jeffrey Rubin and Data Chisnell

Resources for Paper Prototyping

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Thank You