Hello everyone,
I’ve been experimenting with a variety of tools & templates for
creating iPhone app designs. Balsamiq is clearly the most “sketchy”
and well-suited to the concept phase. The templates for Omnigraffle,
Fireworks, and Illustrator will create higher fidelity designs. The
tool you choose will depend on a number of factors such as the type of
application, the level of customization needed, and of course, your
preference.
Links below & sample sketches online: http://www.iphoneuxreviews.com/
Enjoy!
Suzanne
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Balsamiq
The web- and desktop-based versions both support iPhone templates and
have a wide range of widgets and icons. They recently added the
ability to “link” mockups, enabling you to add basic interactivity. I
linked my sketches and created a quick video showing how users could
interact with the UI–super easy & fast! The link below summarizes
Balsamiq’s iPhone specific features.
http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/03/01/iphone-controls-new-icons-and-much-more/
Omnigraffle
Graffletopia has a variety of iPhone templates but my favorite is the
“Ultimate iPhone Stencil.” The collection has excellent coverage,
plus text can be edited and buttons resized. You can also link your
Omnigraffle sketches to add basic interactivity.
http://www.graffletopia.com/search/iphone
Fireworks
Blog*spark put together a toolkit for creating iPhone mockups in
Fireworks. Aside from the phone background, all elements have been
redrawn as vectors for easy editing. Linking supported by Fireworks
(TBD what happens with Catalyst!)
http://blog.metaspark.com/2009/02/fireworks-toolkit-for-creating-iphone-ui-mockups/
Illustrator & Photoshop
Mercury Intermedia also created vector based templates. Haven’t tried
these out but their site visitors seem to like them! They linked to
teehan+lax for Photoshop templates.
http://www.mercuryintermedia.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/iphone-ui-vector-elements/
http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/?p=447
Good luck!
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work: http://www.ginsburg-design.com
blog: http://www.iphoneuxreviews.com/
twitter: http://twitter.com/suzanneginsburg
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