The purpose of design is to eliminate pitfalls, contradictions, and complexity by resolving pivotal decisions before the commencement of development work. Accurate design also allows developers to proceed without constant referral to stakeholders or clients. Rapid prototyping is the process of rapidly producing simple models of particular design elements to validate their design.
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