Prototyping
Test before you build.
We can transform your ideas into tangible prototypes to build team alignment and accelerate product development. From simple paper mockups, to fully-interactive test sites and apps, we can build the level of fidelity your project requires.
Services
We can help with
Concept development
We’re well-practiced at ideation and brainstorming to take a concept and turn it into high-level wireframes that jumpstart the prototyping process.
Low-fidelity prototypes
If your ideas need rapid validation we can create paper prototypes or simple interactive mock-ups to visualise flow and gather insights.
High-fidelity prototypes
We can create slick high-fidelity prototypes that simulate your future product’s look and feel. Useful for gathering sales, stakeholder, and user feedback.
Fully-functioning HTML prototypes
For more complex products and services that require the next level of prototyping, we can build simulations in code that closely mirror the real experience.
Proof of concept (POC)
Our world-class development capabilities can build a proof of concept prototype to test an idea or technology and bring confidence to your next big project.
We can facilitate user research sessions to test your prototypes with real people and incorporate the findings back into your product design and development workflow.
Validate your prototypes with user research
Prototypes are great for helping you understand if your ideas are sound and feasible. But knowing whether they’re intuitive to your users, and will find the market fit you’re after is a different story. Test your prototype with real users to reveal its hidden shortcomings and give your team the time to elevate the finished product before you go live.
Ideas we’ve brought to life
We built a high-fidelity video prototype to help Vocal launch their first iOS app.
We helped Vocal build their first iOS app. When we were done, we helped them share the good news with a slick promotional launch video.
Vocal wouldn’t be what it is today without Thinkmill. The team shaped the product visually, technically, and ethically, as we grew from a hunch to a multi-million user network.
Justin Maury
Chief Operating Officer, Vocal
We built a fully functional HTML prototype to demonstrate the account verification process of Basiq’s API.
Accessible easily via URL, this HTML prototype stepped through the flow of connecting a user’s bank account to Basiq’s open banking platform. A great tool for demonstrations and how-to videos.
We built a proof of concept prototype to test the feasibility of Enlitic’s medical diagnostics tool before transforming it into a production-ready feature.
OctantAI
We developed a proof of concept prototype based on findings from the research we had conducted on OctantAI’s project performance tool.
Learn more about our prototyping work
Articles and resources about the art of making useful prototypes.
What we learned applying the Thinkmill Method to a complex accounting app
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·7 min readAll about Artefacts
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Prototyping: Solutions vs. Interactions
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·7 min readPrototyping UI Animation
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