Todd Zakai Warfel said < ...you can do high fidelity [prototypes] in PPT (MS used it to prototype much of Windows XP and the ribbon)
I would be very interested in learning about techniques for creating hi-fidelity prototypes in PowerPoint. I found the visual design tools in PPT 2007 really easy, powerful and convenient although somewhat limited. Great for banners, buttons and making illustrations look good. In terms of creating shapes and more complex structures, I have not be nearly as successful in PowerPoint. I usually end up, reluctantly, in Visio because it offers a lot more flexibility and precision. But its visual design capabilities are primitive. It would be great to learn about techniques that can make PowerPoint more usable as a prototyping tool. Charlie ============================ Charles B. Kreitzberg, Ph.D. CEO, Cognetics Corporation ============================ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Zaki Warfel Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:45 AM To: Chris Rink Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Prototyping Tool Recommendations On Nov 16, 2009, at 2:58 PM, Chris Rink wrote: > Hello, i have recently been given the task of identifying prototyping tools to test high fidelity and high functionality. Our goal is to have prototypes that will be high enough quality to work as design > specs. Actually, you can do high fidelity in PPT (MS used it to prototype much of Windows XP and the ribbon), Axure, Fireworks, HTML, Flash... there are a number of tools. I cover a few of them in my book, Prototyping: a practitioner's guide, which just went on sale this past week http://bit.ly/19Hiir if you use discount code PRPUBNOT you can get 15% off. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. ---------------------------------- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: [email protected] Blog: zakiwarfel.com Twitter: @zakiwarfel ---------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. ________________________________________________________________ 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 ________________________________________________________________ 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
