On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I get the definite impression that they are after something more visual > that they can take and translate into the built product. Which raises > another question: how interactive/hi-fidelity to make wireframes/prototypes? > Whiteboard/paper? Visio with layers to simulate different page states? > HTML/CSS/JS for something that wags and barks like the real thing? (The > latter will require a crash course to fill in some big blanks...) > > They are used to receiving PPTs to illustrate interaction flows, so I guess > anything's better than that :) > Ugh Visio layers, what a sadly broken feature. You've listed some good choices. The usual criteria to select might include: - What you know how to do - How much time you have to do it in - What your customer prefers - Why you are prototyping or wireframing
For usability testing, it's great to have a working prototype. It's perfectly acceptable during an early design stage to use a paper prototype. A paper prototype gets done quick, finds lots of problems, is easy to work with, low tech, cheap. No style points but big results, and early in the project where it can really count. Powerpoint can work for you too if needed. Flash is a great prototyping tool, as is HTML/CSS/Javascript. There's a tendency for Flash or HTML prototypes to end up as front end code in the app sometimes so heads up there. Since you're introducing design into the process for the first time, and it's a bit new to you, I'd recommend that you focus more on facilitating design processes and communications than on higher fidelity prototypes, at least during the early phases of the project. Good luck! Michael Micheletti ________________________________________________________________ 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
