On Nov 4, 2007, at 6:39 PM, KS Wang wrote: > Paper! ... Good for drafting out, materialising and visualising the > ideas I have > in mind, before moving on the the standards like Visio, Omni Graffe
Paper is not a prototyping tool. It's a design tool. It's a sketching tool. It's a way to get ideas directly from one's brain into the world with as little information loss as possible. But it's not a prototyping tool. Paper prototyping is nothing more than iterative design to help people get the ball rolling and to keep things at a level of manageable, inexpensive and iterative before getting to brass tacks with real, pixel precise mockups and a true product prototype. Also, I've been really trying my best to avoid responding to this thread as I know I'll just upset folks, but I can' t resist anymore... The fact that Visio seems to be a "legitimate" tool in the field just makes me want to cry. I mean, would you create a scale model if you were building the original iPod out of PlayDough to show to the guy who signs the checks what the design will be? Or Legos for that matter? And someone mentioned PowerPoint? Are you kidding? XHTML+CSS, Javascript, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash ActionScript, etc. This is what our products are built using, so it's high time those in the field who to call themselves "designers" stop avoiding learning how to build prototypes using real technology Really. Just stop it. The tools are not that hard. It's almost 2008. It's time to evolve already. </rant> -- Andrei Herasimchuk Principal, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c. +1 408 306 6422 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
