Sessions at UX Australia 2011 about Prototyping

Tuesday 23rd August 2011

• Mobile prototyping essentials

  by Rachel Hinman

  We’ve heard it all before…prototype, prototype, prototype! It’s a standard step in almost any design process – but often the first step skipped in time and budget constrained projects. Although prototyping is considered a luxury for many PC-based experiences, it is an absolutely essential part of creating compelling tablet and mobile experiences.

  This workshop will outline why prototyping is an essential part of the emerging world of tablet and mobile experience design. You’ll learn the underlying design principles and design conventions of Natural User Interfaces (NUIs), animated transitions and the interaction design language that is emerging as touchscreen devices become commonplace. You’ll also learn how and why to cultivate the two most important skills necessary for creating compelling tablet and mobile experiences: a curiosity for context and ruthless editing.

  Finally, you’ll learn a wide variety of hands-on prototyping methods that can be applied to your design process. You’ll receive tactical, hands-on instruction for how to storyboard concepts and screens, sketch transitions, and turn your ideas into high-fidelity on-device prototypes with speed and confidence.

  • Mobile
  • Prototyping
  • User Experience

  At 9:00am to 12:30pm, Tuesday 23rd August

  Coverage link slide deck

Friday 26th August 2011

• Weaving digital information into physical space: New frontiers for prototyping experiences

  by Martin Tomitsch

  The talk discusses challenges for designing the user experience of applications beyond the desktop or mobile screen. It draws on research projects from this realm and a case study, where we designed a public display showing the household's energy usage, for which we introduced chalkboards as a new prototyping technique.

  • Prototyping
  • User Experience

  At 10:00am to 10:45am, Friday 26th August

  Coverage slide deck audio clip