Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
I use Omnigraffle, being a Mac user, as it is much quicker for producing wireframes than things like Illustrator, which is very time consuming. Viso for PC users is also good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
You can use Powerpoint to create wireframes really fast. After creating few initial slides, with headers, footers etc, all you have to do is duplicate and modify slides. It is also easy to iterate on a wireframe created with Powerpoint. Furthermore, with little effort, you can simulate a task flow too. In our group, we started creating wireframes in Powerpoint about three years ago and never felt the need for any other software. Really... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
I like Visio best. You can do so much with it. For example, you can either find or write VB code to copy pages automatically so that they are the same size, then whenever you want to make a new iteration of a page, just run the macro. You can also use GOTO, if you right-click on a shape or text or whatever control, then select Format Behavior. The last option on the Double-Click tab is Go to page. Select the page you want the control to go to and you're all set. The only difference is that you double-click the control rather than single-clicking it to invoke the go to action. You can also write code (or find some and modify it) to show and hide levels so that when you select an option button, it really appears to do something (shows a different level - so basically conditional display), or when you click a link to display optional controls, they really display. There are so many tricks to Visio. Using available code, you can also auto-create a table-of-contents and copy pages to another document, to name a few. There's also all sorts of fields (Insert Fields) that can be auto-populated, such as the name of page, what number page it is of how many pages, who the author is, and many other things that I've found to be very helpful. Just dig around on the net a bit - there is a ton of information out there. Courtney -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Shelly Cawood Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:13 AM To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution? I use Omnigraffle, being a Mac user, as it is much quicker for producing wireframes than things like Illustrator, which is very time consuming. Viso for PC users is also good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
There is also a young Berlin based startup doing http://www.rapidrabb.it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Balsamiq is terrific, also a big fan of FlairBuilder (www.FlairBuilder.com) . . . very nice. - A Andrew Schechterman aschechter...@gmail.com www.Linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman 303-886-2440 On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Nils Clark-Bernhard nils.clark-bernh...@human-aspects.de wrote: There is also a young Berlin based startup doing http://www.rapidrabb.it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Balsamiq is the best program ever for quick wireframing and prototyping. If you write a blog post or promote their product on the web at all, they will give you a free license. -Matthew Stephens Co-Founder, deviantART.com Lead UX Designer, OneSpot.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
I use Balsamiq and OmniGraffle. Balsamiq works well when trying to turn out a quick sketch to get your brain working. It is capable of a bit more than that though. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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If you have a Mac and iWork, you can create clickable wireframes with Keynote. Otherwise, Post-Its or a whiteboard are always good! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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A few months back I stumbled upon this link and found it was rather useful for seeing what's on the market in a variety of price ranges: http://www.sitepoint.com/article/tools-prototyping-wireframing/ For a reasonably priced product (read: sub $200) I've had success with both Balsamiq and iPlotz (see page 2 of the link for reviews of both). Of the two, I have been using iPlotz more, as I like the ability to make my low-fi prototypes interactive and post a link for users to interact with the prototypes. As an occasional user you can get away with using the free version of either if you don't mind being reminded you can upgrade (as with Balsamiq) or being limited to 5 wireframes at a time (iPlotz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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FlairBuilder (http://www.flairbuilder.com/) is really nice as well . . . Andrew Schechterman PhD aschechter...@gmail.com www.Linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Janel Blattler three...@gmail.com wrote: A few months back I stumbled upon this link and found it was rather useful for seeing what's on the market in a variety of price ranges: http://www.sitepoint.com/article/tools-prototyping-wireframing/ For a reasonably priced product (read: sub $200) I've had success with both Balsamiq and iPlotz (see page 2 of the link for reviews of both). Of the two, I have been using iPlotz more, as I like the ability to make my low-fi prototypes interactive and post a link for users to interact with the prototypes. As an occasional user you can get away with using the free version of either if you don't mind being reminded you can upgrade (as with Balsamiq) or being limited to 5 wireframes at a time (iPlotz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
Hi Jerome, You might want to check out Gliffy - http://www.gliffy.com/ - another on-line diagramming tool. I used it in the past briefly and my only real complaint for basic diagramming was the lack of off-line support, which caused me to move to OmniGraffle. They offer a free and a reasonably priced premium service based on the number of users, but the free version may in-fact meet your needs. Regards, Bryan Yiibu: Mobile user experience and design http://yiibu.com | he...@yiibu.com tel: +44 (0) 7595 185 668 twitter: bryanrieger Mobile Design UK http://mobiledesign.org.uk/ http://bryanrieger.com ...on design, devices and distractions. http://linkedin.com/in/bryanrieger On 15 Jun 2009, at 22:23, Jerome Covington wrote: I am a front-end developer who only occasionally has need for a wireframing/diagramming application. I had been using an online tool called Lovely Charts for a previous project, and was going to turn to it again for some new work, but found that they wanted to charge a fee to save more than one project. I thought if I was going to spend any money that it might be possible to find a better solution and figured I would turn to the community for help. If any of you have any recommendations, at an entry-level price- point, I'm all ears! Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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If you're only doing things now and again then there are other applications you can use at a pinch. For example Powerpoint can be used to create wireframes. I've yet to find a online tool that is offers much more than you can do in powerpoint. Usual tools are Omingraffle and Visio, they more or less do the same thing. I'm currently dabbling with Flash Catalyst but it has a few holes at the moment in the Beta but is available free for the time being. Others use Illustrator / In Design and pototyping tools like Axure - or just sketch it on paper or on a white board. A few use photoshop but it's not great at vectors and can make it tempting to try and impliment before you concept. Stewart Dean 2009/6/15 Jerome Covington jeromecoving...@gmail.com I am a front-end developer who only occasionally has need for a wireframing/diagramming application. I had been using an online tool called Lovely Charts for a previous project, and was going to turn to it again for some new work, but found that they wanted to charge a fee to save more than one project. I thought if I was going to spend any money that it might be possible to find a better solution and figured I would turn to the community for help. If any of you have any recommendations, at an entry-level price-point, I'm all ears! Thanks in advance. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Stewart Dean Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
If you are looking only at wireframing, you can also look at Balasmiq Mockup. You will need to buy a paid version in order to save any drawing, but it is simple and easy to use, and also gives the feel of paper prototype. Devesh Jagatram On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Stewart Dean stewd...@gmail.com wrote: If you're only doing things now and again then there are other applications you can use at a pinch. For example Powerpoint can be used to create wireframes. I've yet to find a online tool that is offers much more than you can do in powerpoint. Usual tools are Omingraffle and Visio, they more or less do the same thing. I'm currently dabbling with Flash Catalyst but it has a few holes at the moment in the Beta but is available free for the time being. Others use Illustrator / In Design and pototyping tools like Axure - or just sketch it on paper or on a white board. A few use photoshop but it's not great at vectors and can make it tempting to try and impliment before you concept. Stewart Dean 2009/6/15 Jerome Covington jeromecoving...@gmail.com I am a front-end developer who only occasionally has need for a wireframing/diagramming application. I had been using an online tool called Lovely Charts for a previous project, and was going to turn to it again for some new work, but found that they wanted to charge a fee to save more than one project. I thought if I was going to spend any money that it might be possible to find a better solution and figured I would turn to the community for help. If any of you have any recommendations, at an entry-level price-point, I'm all ears! Thanks in advance. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Stewart Dean Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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You can also consider some open source desktop applications. I don't think any of these are as good as Visio or OmniGraffle, but the price is right: Dia http://live.gnome.org/Dia OpenOffice.org Draw http://www.openoffice.org/product/draw.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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balsamiq.com? On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Jerome Covington jeromecoving...@gmail.com wrote: I am a front-end developer who only occasionally has need for a wireframing/diagramming application. I had been using an online tool called Lovely Charts for a previous project, and was going to turn to it again for some new work, but found that they wanted to charge a fee to save more than one project. I thought if I was going to spend any money that it might be possible to find a better solution and figured I would turn to the community for help. If any of you have any recommendations, at an entry-level price-point, I'm all ears! Thanks in advance. Reply to this thread at ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Candy B ;Cb Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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On Jun 15, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Jerome Covington wrote: I thought if I was going to spend any money that it might be possible to find a better solution and figured I would turn to the community for help. Pencil and paper or a whiteboard with a digital camera. Seriously. -- Andrei Herasimchuk Chief Design Officer, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. and...@involutionstudios.com c. +1 408 306 6422 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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In addition to all the other answers, you can try the openoffice.org draw application (requires a download of the whole suite, but it costs nothing). It has a reasonable diagram function which I've used in the past. There's no reason it couldn't be used for wireframing too. http://openoffice.org and http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Draw_Guide/Drawing_a_flow_diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42842 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] low cost wireframing/diagramming solution?
I am a front-end developer who only occasionally has need for a wireframing/diagramming application. I had been using an online tool called Lovely Charts for a previous project, and was going to turn to it again for some new work, but found that they wanted to charge a fee to save more than one project. I thought if I was going to spend any money that it might be possible to find a better solution and figured I would turn to the community for help. If any of you have any recommendations, at an entry-level price-point, I'm all ears! Thanks in advance. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
