Whoa! Is there yet another Padawan among us? ;-) seriously though, how cool would that be?
Sent from my iPad On Jan 19, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Mark Wieder <mwie...@ahsoftware.net> wrote: > Richmond- > > Thursday, January 19, 2012, 1:57:45 PM, you wrote: > >> Note the loaded language; "get honest feedback" - and what, pray tell, >> will make feedback >> their way, in some way, more honest than, say, my scribbling something >> with a pencil and paper >> in a restaurant? > > I have a hard time seeing what you're scribbling over there. > >> "Wireframes made with Mockups look like sketches, so stakeholders won't >> get distracted by >> little details, and can focus on what's really important instead." > > Here's the basic idea: clients get a bit pushed out of shape when you > deliver them a prototype that looks too much like a finished product. > You end up arguing a lot over "that's not what I wanted" even though > all you're presenting is a first draft of some ideas. If you present > them instead with something that more resembles something scribbled on > the back of an envelope it's less threatening to their mindset. You're > giving them a chance to be more open to suggesting changes without > getting defensive. > > They can also, as the quote mentioned, think more about what the > application is supposed to do instead of what color this button should > be or the fact that that field should be moved over two pixels. You > can wow them with the eye candy later on. > > We use it at work to share mockups during the initial phases of > specifying an application before committing to a full development > effort. > > ...and I have a start at a Balsamiq-to-LC converter in the wings so > that you can turn your scribbled ideas into a working stack. So there. > > -- > -Mark Wieder > mwie...@ahsoftware.net > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode