Hi Meikel, I use InDesign for my wireframes and I am really quite happy with it. However, I do not use linked Illustrator files. I create all my assets in InDesign and save them as library items. I have categorized all my assets and grouped them into 6 libraries which also include certain screen types. I love using libraries because the assets are labeled and organized well. I can also see thumbnails of my assets which I can drag and drop onto my InDesign document as i'm working. If I make any change to my asset, I can update the library item with the new changes. A few limitations of using this method are: 1) If you are working as a team and using the libraries as common assets, you have to notify other team members to update the library with the changes made. An InDesign library (.indl) cannot be updated via Version Cue server. 2) The updated asset in the library will not automatically update the asset previously used in the current document or older documents. So, the updated asset can only be applied for future use.
Again, this method is only for very rough wireframing and not for hi-fidelity. However, the wireframes come out very clean and consistent. When using for presentations, just hide the annotations and call outs (which you place on a layer) when publishing the PDF. An InDesign document can be re-purposed for a number of things and is flexible in many ways. I've also heard that it can also be published as HTML. Hope this is useful. -Smitha Ram Senior Interaction Designer Thomson Reuters | www.thomsonreuters.com ---------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ 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
