What is low-fidelity?
Lo-fi prototypes, which are also called low-fidelity prototypes, are rough sketches of the initial design idea. Different from high-fidelity prototypes that look similar to the finished product both in their external appearance and function, low-fidelity prototypes, typically, are simple, abstract, and do not possess a great number of details. They are most often made employing fundamental resources like paper, cardboard, or even digital tools e.g. wireframe software.
Common Low-Fidelity Prototypes and Their Best Practices
In our dynamic world of design and development, low-fidelity prototypes are the foundation of the practice which enables designers to see the project from a bird’s eye view and experience the development process with agility and insight. The idea here is to create initial drafts of the product, for concept testing and improvement, long before the stage of developing life-like, fully detailed prototypes and finished products is reached. At the core of low-fidelity prototyping is the fact that it provides a detailed structure and associated functionality that makes it an essential step in validating ideas and providing an interactive experience to users from the beginning of the design process.
Low-Fidelity Prototypes