prototyping
process
MVP: I Do Not Think That Word Means What You Think It Means
“Minimum viable product” somehow got corrupted to mean ”the crummiest thing we can get away with taking to market.” Use the real MVP to make better products and reduce risk.
process
How to Design New Information Environments That Don’t Suck
The worst thing you can do is try to design for every assumed outcome and edge case. Start sturdy and simple.
bots
The Humans Hiding Behind the Chatbots
Bloomberg peeks in on the tedious worklife of humans pretending to be robots pretending to be humans.
bots
Facebook’s Perfect, Impossible Chatbot
Facebook is prototyping its omniscient bot by powering it with people, the MIT Technology Review reports.
future
The Future Agency
The Verge has a long-read profile of Tellart’s immersive imaginings of the future—basically huge-scale usability labs for what might be.
keynote
Keynotopia: Recommended Kit for Keynote Prototyping
Keynotopia is a sensational resource for using Keynote to prototype app designs.