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The Prototyper’s Manifesto

The Cult of Prototyping

I prototype, therefore I am.

“The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars.”

— David Bayles and Ted Orland
  1. 01

    A prototype is an answer to a question. No question, no prototype.

  2. 02

    Prototype first to learn, second to prove.

  3. 03

    Build ten wrong things to find the one that isn't.

  4. 04

    Taste is demonstrated through prototypes, not opinions.

  5. 05

    Taste is what survives your own bad prototypes.

  6. 06

    To prototype is to think.

  7. 07

    Production over perfection.

  8. 08

    One prototype is worth a thousand discussions.

  9. 09

    Even the shittiest idea deserves to be prototyped.

  10. 10

    “Fears about prototyping fall into two families: fears about yourself and fears about your reception by others.”— David Bayles and Ted Orland