Prototype

A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from. It is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and software programming. A prototype is designed to test and try a new design to enhance precision by system analysts and users. Prototyping serves to provide specifications for a real, working system rather than a theoretical one. In some workflow models, creating a prototype (a process sometimes called materialization) is the step between the formalization and the evaluation of an idea.

The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον prototypon, "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος prototypos, "original, primitive", from πρῶτος protos, "first" and τύπος typos, "impression".

Basic prototype categories

Prototypes explore different aspects of an intended design:

Prototypes (Alva Noto album)

Prototypes is a debut studio album by German electronic artist Alva Noto. It was released on March 14, 2000 via Mille Plateaux label. The record features 10 untitled minimalistic compositions.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Alva Noto. 

Credits

Review

References

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Prototypes (band)

Prototypes are an indie rock band from France.

Personnel

The band comprises:

History

In 2006, a song from the band's U.S. self-titled debut album, "Who's Gonna Sing?", was featured in an advertisement for the Apple iPod Shuffle.

In 2008, their song "Je ne te connais pas" ("I do not know you") was featured in a Mitsubishi Outlander commercial. The same song was also featured in a BMW 1 Series television commercial in Germany in 2007, as well as in an episode of The L Word.

In 2010, the song "Je Ne Te Connais" was featured in Gossip Girl season 4 episode 2, "Double Identity."

Discography

Albums

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