At 8:15 PM -0500 11/6/07, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote: >On Nov 5, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote: > >> 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? > >I don't personally consider Visio a legitimate tool for design or >prototyping, except that since it has such deep penetration in the >field it cannot, IMHO, be ignored. I for one am looking forward to the >day when it falls by the wayside. >
I think Visio is an excellent tool for creating boxes in different shapes...but the sooner it disappears the happier I'll be. Everyone seems to want people who are expert in its use...and in every case I've seen the design or prototyping it's being used for would be better served by any number of other tools. Katie -- ---------------- Katie Albers [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ *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://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
