Week 418 was posted by Charanjit Chana on 2025-10-27.
Do I sketch on paper of begin designing in Sketch?
What if I prototype and mockup at the same time?
Prototype with code>
Ultimately, I fall back to that last option, which isn't always ideal because it can often mean trying to carry on with a concept that is likely to have evolved rather than one that was clearly defined from the start.
I do sketch on paper sometimes, but bullet-pointing ideas fits my mental models better and helps to start mapping out what direction I should go in.
I do have a number of app ideas loosely defined so this post is a reminder to myself not to jump into code, but to prototype in an app like Sketch first. I think that will provide me with better validation for an idea. Once it's committed to code, it's very hard for me to give up on an idea!
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