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Demos & Prototypes
Demos and Prototypes allow professionals to test their design theories in a visual or interactive setting, and apply changes in iterations. This process gradually molds a proof of concept into a working application.

Paper Prototypes
A paper prototype creates the illusion of a completed application with a fraction of the time and energy spent in developing a richer online prototype. Team members can evaluate the resulting prototype, but more importantly, the prototype can be tested for usability with your target audience. Making changes to prototypes is faster and easier than changing applications that are to be shipped. There is less resistance among team members to changing prototypes, as in many cases the prototype will be discarded prior to working on the application itself.
For a Paper Prototype example, see our Island ECN case study >

Animated Demonstrations:
Animated demonstrations create a rich motion graphics walk-though of your product, and can be deployed on a computer display or on a phone or PDA. We first start with a script, from which we build scenes that map to the product's design. The finished product can be used in pre-release presentations, focus groups, or in usability tests. It can also help developers envision the final product, as a companion to the functional specification.

Interactive Prototypes:
Interactive prototypes look and work like a final product, but do not contain all of the functionality. They may only work for a small subset of use cases, or with only a limited set of data. They are an excellent platform for usability testing, for executive presentations, and for quality assurance teams to evaluate against the final product. You really never know what your product design will be like until you try it out.

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