Comments on: Balsamiq vs. HTML Wireframes http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/ an experience design blog Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:37:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 uberVU - social comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:31:56 +0000 http://blog.slicedbreaddesign.com/?p=361#comment-2550 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by marthavalenta: balsamiq vs HTML wireframes http://slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Michael Thuma http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2539 Michael Thuma Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:54:25 +0000 http://blog.slicedbreaddesign.com/?p=361#comment-2539 Balsamiq Mockups is great ... One can use it from the first minute on ... self explaining... Mike Balsamiq Mockups is great … One can use it from the first minute on … self explaining…

Mike

]]> By: Efraim http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Efraim Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:47:34 +0000 http://blog.slicedbreaddesign.com/?p=361#comment-463 I love Balsamiq mockups! Use it almost weekly! However, software UI tools don't seem to solve the 'first ideas' or 'napkin drawings'. For some reason, I can't bring in software until the idea is a little more clear, since all UI software (incl. Balsamiq) only allow pre-set controls. To solve the early stages, I use: http://www.MockupMagnets.com Very fun magnetic UI widgets for prototyping on a whiteboard. You should try them! I love Balsamiq mockups! Use it almost weekly!
However, software UI tools don’t seem to solve the ‘first ideas’ or ‘napkin drawings’. For some reason, I can’t bring in software until the idea is a little more clear, since all UI software (incl. Balsamiq) only allow pre-set controls.

To solve the early stages, I use:
http://www.MockupMagnets.com
Very fun magnetic UI widgets for prototyping on a whiteboard. You should try them!

]]> By: erik http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/comment-page-1/#comment-146 erik Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:11:30 +0000 http://blog.slicedbreaddesign.com/?p=361#comment-146 Agree 100% that these "sketchy" type mockups allow the initial test sessions to bypass any rat-holes centered on colors, fonts, etc. The point being - it is obvious to the tester that what they are looking at is an initial sketch and not finalized in any way. For those of us Visio users, a similar option is the GUUUI sketch shapes available at: http://www.guuui.com/issues/02_07.php Agree 100% that these “sketchy” type mockups allow the initial test sessions to bypass any rat-holes centered on colors, fonts, etc. The point being – it is obvious to the tester that what they are looking at is an initial sketch and not finalized in any way.

For those of us Visio users, a similar option is the GUUUI sketch shapes available at:
http://www.guuui.com/issues/02_07.php

]]> By: Igor Jese http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Igor Jese Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:50:53 +0000 http://blog.slicedbreaddesign.com/?p=361#comment-114 Good reading Andrew. Just a small correction here - MockupScreens primarily does a rough looking prototypes, nice "Windows" like look and feel is just an option (you switch skins on the fly depending on how you want your mock-ups to look like). What I couldn't agree more is that you better start with rough (black and white, hand-drawn) prototypes. Otherwise you very soon either 1) discuss interface details most of the time or 2) have a user who thinks your app is almost done, there is just "some tweaking under the hood" left. Igor Good reading Andrew. Just a small correction here – MockupScreens primarily does a rough looking prototypes, nice “Windows” like look and feel is just an option (you switch skins on the fly depending on how you want your mock-ups to look like).

What I couldn’t agree more is that you better start with rough (black and white, hand-drawn) prototypes. Otherwise you very soon either 1) discuss interface details most of the time or 2) have a user who thinks your app is almost done, there is just “some tweaking under the hood” left.

Igor

]]> By: Andrew Schechterman http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/balsamiq-vs-html-wireframes-head-to-head/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Andrew Schechterman Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:30:00 +0000 http://blog.slicedbreaddesign.com/?p=361#comment-82 Balsamiq is terrific, readers might also like FlairBuilder. Both very nice tools that serve a really nice middle-ground for iterating. Balsamiq is terrific, readers might also like FlairBuilder. Both very nice tools that serve a really nice middle-ground for iterating.

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