The dimensions of fidelity: a different way to think about prototyping

Theme: Prototyping

Part of our jobs as designers is to prototype experiences, processes, and services.

When we create prototypes, we talk about the type of prototype in terms of its fidelity, without digging into what low fidelity, mid fidelity, or high fidelity actually means.

We tend to refer only to the level of visual fidelity, overlooking the decisions that we make beyond visual refinement that are crucial to how our prototypes are received by others and what information we get from creating them.

What are these decisions, and how can we effectively utilise them to create better, more purposeful prototypes of services?

Participant takeaways:

Participants will takeaway an understanding of how to use the five dimensions in their own work and how to use this language with designers and non-designers.