Balsamiq Mockups
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Saturday, 21st November 2009
I've been trying out an excellent tool for creating UI designs, called "Mockups", which is the creation of a company called Balsamiq.
The idea behind Mockups is that you can throw together your ideas really quickly and get feedback from your colleagues and customers before you invest hours in running up a slick real-life example in code.
It's a great tool because you can focus on layouts and usability before you get too distracted by the details of the design and because what you produce is still very much a "pencil sketch", nobody is scared to comment on it. Also, because it took such a small amount of time and effort to produce the sketch, you don't feel too upset if people hate your design.
Here's an example sketch, which took as much as 40 seconds to create - this will give you an idea of how quickly you can get results from Mockups... I will be adding more articles about Mockups soon for those that decide to get it, to share any tips I pick up along the way.
