Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interactive Excel prototyping

2009-06-23 Thread Tomas Kafka
I have good experience with prototyping using HTML and jQuery, it allows quite advanced interaction, and with jQuery, it is the fastest tool I have come upon so far... but I am a developer as well, so your mileage may vary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poste

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interactive Excel prototyping

2009-06-23 Thread Benjamin Ho
I use Axure as well. Kyle Soucy from NH UPA also used Adobe Acrobat for prototyping. I've seen others use Powerpoint as well. I've never heard of using Excel as a prototyping tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interactive Excel prototyping

2009-06-23 Thread Fred Sampson
For more ideas on what you can do with interactive prototypes in Excel, see http://www.effectiveprototyping.com/ep_excel.shtml; better yet, buy the book (yes, I'm one of the authors). -Fred Petra wrote: I created a paper prototype that was fun testing on local users but when it got to testing

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interactive Excel prototyping

2009-06-23 Thread Chauncey Wilson
The Excel prototype can be powerful if you are designing financial tools or complex forms where you might want to simulate data input and usage within the form. I teach a prototyping class and invite students to use either PowerPoint or Excel to create interactive prototypes. Excel is tougher, bu

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interactive Excel prototyping

2009-06-23 Thread susu koch
I just hate excel-prototyping - and I´m totally in love with axure.com - free trial version for 30 days available. I use Axure to create classic wireframes and "dressing them up" with basic layouts for test scenarios. Export to HTML - no hassle with codes. Take a look... www.axure.com . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] Interactive Excel prototyping

2009-06-23 Thread Petra
I created a paper prototype that was fun testing on local users but when it got to testing remote users I thought perhaps I'd try to create an online prototype. I started with PowerPoint but found the macros deficient and a couple of things I wanted to do I couldn't. I then ordered Effective Protot