The art of prototyping

Issue 265: The enduring skill that neutralizes noise

Sir Ridley Scott once described the art of storyboarding as the first look at a film. Similarly, a prototype is a first, typical, or preliminary model of something made. When people discuss prototypes, they often frame them as a rough draft or a “first version.” Prototyping is a culture and art form; a way to collapse an idea into something tangible eno…