On 18 Aug 2009, at 02:50, Darci Dutcher wrote:
"One place I would find use for Gui mags (or the DIY version) would
be at client workshops to get clients more involved as these would be
neater, simpler and more fun to use."
I tend to do that with post-it notes with elements drawn on. It may
not be as pretty as the GUI Mags, but no one feels bad about
scribbling over post-it notes or drawing their own elements to add in
to the design. I like the really low-tech version as it seems to let
people feel more capable of adding their own ideas.
I've had mixed experiences with this sort of thing.
I've not used GuiMags - but I have done paper cut outs of hardcopy UI
elements and let people play with them as well as sketching stuff out.
Some folk have seemed happier playing with the paper templates. Others
have seemed happy to abandon them quickly and just start drawing. Not
quite figured out why yet.
Something I have noticed is that people seem to take ownership of
sketches. If somebody draws something it remains "theirs" - and other
people don't fiddle with it much without prompting. The hardcopies -
because they're mass produced I guess - seem to stay more communal.
This, of course, may just be down to my lousy facilitation skills ;)
I tend to bring a whole bunch of stuff to a session like that and just
use whatever people seem to be more comfortable with.
Cheers,
Adrian
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