Designing for Windows 8 by Brent Schooley

Author:Brent Schooley [Schooley, Brent]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781430249597
Publisher: Apress
Published: 2013-02-28T10:36:06+00:00

Weaknesses of Digital Prototyping

There are some weaknesses with digital prototyping that you have to bear in mind. First and foremost, the level of detail you can achieve creating with a good prototyping tool can be a distraction. In my personal experience, there were a few times during the digital prototyping stage of an app that I spent way too much time getting the colors and alignment just right. While this is important at some point during the design process, letting it happen too soon can get in the way of designing the core features of the app. You should ­postpone perfection until you have prototyped all aspects of the application and are happy with the results.

Digital prototyping tools, even the most intuitive ones, involve a bit of a ­learning curve. You will have to learn what types of things the tool can import, what the easiest way to draw certain types of elements is, how to animate things, etc. It can be a lot to learn, and this takes away from the time you have to design and build your application. I would recommend taking the time to learn one or more of these tools, however. It will be a slow process at first, but over time, you will become comfortable with the tool, and your productivity will increase.

TOOLS FOR DIGITAL PROTOTYPING

Balsamiq (http://balsamiq.com)

Axure (http://axure.com)

Indigo Studio (http://www.infragistics.com/community/blogs/ambrose_little/archive/2012/08/22/sneak-peek-indigo-studio-by-infragistics.aspx)

SketchFlow (http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/SketchFlow_Overview.aspx)

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