One way to prototype a mobile app
Many of you might know about Google Design Sprint. During a sprint, a team should create a prototype of the feature, service or a product to be able to validate this feature with potential users. If your team is doing a design sprint for a mobile app, this article will talk about tools and methods on how to do prototype fast.
- Get Sketch app
Sketch is an easy to use design tool that helps you create beautiful designs & illustrations.
2. Get inspiration and templates from Sketch App Resources
Sketch app resources has a lot of templates for mobile and desktop apps. You can also find icons for your application there.
I am going to download this template to base my prototype on.
3. Prototype your screens
Let’s make a travel guide app. Based on the downloaded template, I can use some time to customise it to my needs and features I want to create.
Use elements from different screens to create new ones.
4. Export your screens
Now let’s export our screens:
5. Use InVision for testing
InVision is a great prototyping tool that makes your screens into interactive experiences.
After you are done with connecting your screens together in InVision, get a public share link or share internally in your team.
I hope this short article gave you a good overview on how to use Sketch app and InVision to prototype a mobile app
