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

    Fall in love with finding out.

  5. 05

    Taste is what survives your own bad prototypes.

  6. 06

    To prototype is to think; prototyping is thinking.

  7. 07

    Quantity creates quality.

  8. 08

    The only thing stopping you from prototyping is the fear of finding out.

  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.