HCDE 351
User Experience Prototyping Techniques
Exploring a variety of prototyping techniques for different genres of user experience design problems.
Overview & Context
Role
Product Designer
Skills
Prototyping
User Research
Timeline
Spring 2026
Model Prototype
Project Brief
We were tasked with a 3-D lo-fi prototyping exercise for a couple of quick designs to demonstrate how OXO, a brand known for applying universal design to deliver well-designed, comfortable and easy to use tools for cooking and food preparation, might apply their core competency in new ways. I chose to prototype a handheld electric screwdriver with a variable speed control and digital display enabling the auto-selection of the screwdriver shape and size.
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Soft Goods Prototype
Project Brief
To gain experience with constructing physical objects out of fabric that can be used for wearables, our challenge was to design and create a simple pouch or bag or other fabric construction. For my soft goods prototype, I chose to construct a catch-all pouch for everyday use in a bag or backpack.
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Laser Cut Prototype
Project Brief
Our challenge was to design and build an object to be used in prototyping work—a tool for processes. I chose to design a phone paper prototyping frame that can be used for usability testing with paper wireframes. The prototyping frame is double sided, one with a more modern iPhone frame and other with an older iPhone frame for multiple use cases.
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Last Updated: April 2026