CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: Don’t Be Afraid of a Pencil. Context: Sketching isn’t something to be afraid of…Unless someone stabs you in the brain with a pencil. But that almost never happens. Synopsis: Yes you can sketch. Yes you. Stop looking behind you … Continued
Why prototyping beats wireframing. You’re making, not documenting. You can feel the thing you’re making. You’ve got a thing you can start testing, in all kinds of ways, almost immediately. Prototyping is more like experimenting than describing your grand design. … Continued
Title: Why It’s Important to Sketch Before You Wireframe Context: Sketch. Sketch. A thousand times; sketch. Synopsis: The human mind has had millennia to evolve into the wonderfully complex ideation machine that it currently is. And for the vast, vast … Continued
A bare bones, browser based tool that uses JavaScript and ASCII text to build basic wireframes. Short, sweet, simple and clean. _____ _____ _____ _____ __ _ /\ / ____|/ ____|_ _|_ _|/ _| | / \ | (___ | … Continued
Title: From Wireframes to Code, Part I Context: Can wireframes work harder in the software development process than as merely a UI blueprint? Sure. Why not? Synopsis: The value of wireframes may actually be a matter of perspective. If they … Continued
Title: Wireframes are dead, long live rapid prototyping Context: Prototypes may be harder to make, but do they make a UX designer’s job easier in the long run? Synopsis: As software design becomes more complex and time to market becomes … Continued
Title: Sqetch, an Illustrator Wireframe Toolkit Context: Super cool vector UI templates with a slick hand-drawn feel. Synopsis: If you are looking to give your next wireframe presentation a bit of extra “oomph” (not that any of you guys need … Continued