During the life cycle of a website development project, the team should be prototyping and testing repeatedly. What you prototype and how, depends on where you are in the cycle. The stages of the cycle and related prototype demands are as follows:
- Research: For a new website, this stage does not use prototypes. If a website is being redesigned, then the existing website can be tested to discover existing problems. This is high fidelity because it is the product.
- Concept: In this phase, interface flows, ideas, and specific interactions are being tested. Prototypes are typically low fidelity, although small high interaction fidelity prototypes can be created to test technical constraints. At this stage, ...