I had a quick look... but its not free is it? $79 for the desktop version?
Cheers,
Chris
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Diana Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> It really depends on how well you draw though. My handwriting has
> deteriorated terribly over time, and I've never been good at anticipating
> proportion.
>
> This is acceptable on a white board, but not for docs I circulate to remote
> team members or want to show to users.
>
> Do play with Balsamiq if you haven't already. It's free, and Peldi's a very
> talented developer, trying to solve exactly this problem.
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Chris Wright <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> quite please my first post provoked a good set of replys!
>>
>> having searched the web for a free 'sketch' style font to match my
>> 'sketch'
>> style wireframes i decided to pick up a pencil.
>>
>> brett: i think taking by pencil into meetings could be the natural
>> extension
>> to this.. and your argument is a very good one.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Brett Lutchman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Agreeing with Brian on this one.
>> > I can't for the life of me find a video that I've seen about 3 years ago
>> > that focuses on this very topic.
>> > I have converted a whole company into following the Sketchpad religion.
>> > Often times JAD and WAR sessions are captured on a whiteboard with pics
>> > taken after. I've seen 3 companies do this (because whiteboard printers
>> are
>> > so expensive). In several occasions, the flash got in the way of the pic
>> > (because of the whiteboard reflection) and information was lost.
>> > Enter the Sketchpad.
>> > After making the decision to use a sketchpad, one of the first thoughts
>> > that
>> > came to mind was "Why didn't I think of this in the first place?"
>> > In one meeting, while trying to explain a concept on paper, the pen was
>> > snatched out of my hand from the marketing coordinator with the
>> statement
>> > "Here let me show you something". Pretty soon, everyone around the table
>> > was
>> > hunched over while drawing or pointing to the pad.
>> > Within the same week, 4 of the 6 people who were in that meeting now had
>> > the
>> > exact same pad I had.
>> > I don't see any problems with converting information from a sketchpad to
>> > the
>> > screen. As IAs, GUIs and Designers, that's our job- to capture
>> information
>> > as effectively as possible and produce it in the best way possible.
>> > Photoshop, Illustrator, Axure, Visio, PPT, Word, Omni, Mindmanager,
>> > whatever, none of these softwares will capture information as speedily
>> and
>> > effectively as the good ol pen and paper.
>> > Try dragging in your laptop and visualizing everything on the screen in
>> a
>> > WAR room session- doesn't happen.
>> > Also notice how many times a URL is shot across the table. Someone may
>> say
>> > something like "Well soandso.com has a good example of this"- And
>> people
>> > begin to scramble for a pen and paper to write it down.
>> > A sketchpad:
>> > 1. Can be photocopied and passed around.
>> > 2. Is light and readily available to use.
>> > 3. Allows others to jump in on the process speedily
>> > 4. Makes you look 'Old School'.
>> > 5. Allows you to capture 'wild' thoughts immediately ('Buy flowers for
>> the
>> > wife and pick up milk")
>> > 6. Captures real-time thought processes whle allowing others to follow
>> > along
>> > 7. Adds an additional 99 years to your lifespan and stops heart burn.
>> >
>> > All in all, there are pros and cons to both (A page in the sketchpad can
>> be
>> > misplace whereas caputered info on a computer is permanent...well almost
>> > permanent.)
>> > When the dust settles, you can NEVER go wrong with using a sketchpad as
>> a
>> > habitual practice in gathering information and producing low fidelity
>> > visuals for the purposes of translation.
>> >
>> > Brett Lutchman
>> > Web Slinger.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Brian Pirie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >wrote:
>> >
>> > > While you can always do sketch style wireframes on the computer, it
>> > > can be even more freeing to do them with pencil and paper. Even when
>> > > sketching, the computer can still create the mindset that you need to
>> > > make everything "perfect", so that you end up focussing your
>> > > attention on the presentation, rather than what really matters about
>> > > the idea you're exploring.
>> > >
>> > >
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