There are books about it 

Tools that cost $100+ dollars 

Some are Hi-Fi 

Some are Low-Fi 

It's all the different ways you can ### **represent** an idea and ### **prove** it's worth!

DON'T have 100 conference calls about just an idea You're **not** going to get it right 

DON'T follow the Waterfall Model  Back of the Envelope Sketch **IS** Your v0.1

DON'T reinvent the wheel  Innovate on the core part. Bootstrap the rest.

DON'T spend countless hours making it "pretty" Usability is **NOT** aesthetics 

#DTR Design, Test, Repeat

Generate new ideas **Using** your prototype

Leverage existing behavior

Focus on the core function

## Show, Don't Tell

## Who's Responsible?

# You!

If you can draw something like this.  You have **NO EXCUSE**

## So, uh...the tools?

## **Can't Code?** #### How about Arts and Crafts.

Pen + Paper + Scissors 

Cardboard 

PVC Pipes 

### *What about Content?*

Lorem Ipsum 

Use Real Copy.  It's a 1st Class Citizen.

### *Wireframing*

Balsamiq 

Visio 

Omnigraffle 

Mockingbird 

Keynote / Powerpoint 

### *Graphics/Animation Software*

Photoshop / Illustrator / Indesign 

Sketch 

Flash / Edge Animate / After Effects 

### *Need a website?*

Squarespace 

Wordpress 

Launchrock 

### * But what about **mobile**?*

Popapp 

Flinto 

Proto.io 

Dropbox 

### * So you think you can **code** ?*

JSBin 

Codepen 

JsFiddle 

Bootstrap 

Foundation 

Yeoman 

Heroku 

Phonegap 

Parse 

### *Hardware **+** Misc*

Arduino 

Raspberry Pi 

123D Circuits 

Sketchup 

Freeform by LeapMotion 

3dHubs 

oDesk / TaskRabbit 

### *Testing **&** Validation*

Starbucks 

SurveyMonkey 

TaskRabbit (again) 

Feedback Army 

Amazon mturk 

## **Mix** and *Match*

## Be **Creative**

## Be **fast**. ## Listen to Feedback.

## **Everyone** can prototype

## It **never** really ends!

## So don't forget to **ship**!

## **Thanks!** ##### @cheneytsai