Iterate

How it is used

One of the most common verbs in design teams: 'iterate on the design', 'a quick iteration', 'after two iterations'. It signals that nobody expects the first version to be final.

Example sentences

1. We iterated on the onboarding screens three times after testing.

2. Ship a simple version first and iterate based on real usage.

Common collocations

• iterate on a design
• iterate quickly
• design iteration
• iterate based on feedback

Related terms

• prototypeAn early, interactive version of a product or screen that people can click or tap through, used to test ideas before anything is built.
• user-centered designAn approach that puts users' needs, goals and limits at the centre of every stage of design, using research and testing with real people to guide decisions.
• feedbackThe signal a system gives in response to a user's action, such as a button changing colour, a loading spinner or a success message, so people know what happened.
• design thinkingA problem-solving approach that starts with understanding people's needs and moves through defining the problem, generating ideas, prototyping and testing.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• iterate · Software Engineering
• iterate · Product Management
• iterate · Entrepreneurship & Startups

More terms: UX/UI Basics and Process

• user experience
• user interface
• stakeholder
• handoff
• design critique
• edge case
• deliverable
• happy path
• double diamond