Comments on: Episode 56: Wireframing http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/ Your face-to-face web technology podcast Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 By: Jade Robbins http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:51:27 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1248 @Phil: yeah Mockflow is very nice, and much more competitively priced than HotGloo. The Mockstore is a great feature that can save you SO MUCH TIME.

Great find!

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By: Jade Robbins http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:40:52 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1246 Awesome! I will definitely have to check it out!

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By: Philip Downer http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:04:21 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1244 Hi Jade,

Since listening to this podcast I’ve checked out HotGloo. Seems a bit pricey to me for what you get, however it’s definitely the most polished of the wireframing web apps I’ve seen.

One that I’ve taken to recently and purchased is called ‘Mockflow’. It’s a combo online and Adobe AIR application that runs on your desktop. There are a few UI quirks but overall very solid.

My favorite aspect of MockFlow, that I haven’t seen on any others is the ability to submit components from your wireframe into their ‘MockStore’ for others to use free of charge. When you really get down to it, it’s quite possible that someone has mocked up that little item that you need – say a video player or modal window. The MockStore let’s me grab the component, and use it as is or modify it to my heart’s content.

The service also has tons of templates for mobile apps, software, different browsers and devices. It has great export options as well, including HTML and PDF – huge when working with clients.

My biggest grip about the service is that there’s no way to show a certain interaction with an element – a JavaScript popup for example. There’s also no way to link a mockup element to anything other than an internal page.

However, they seem to be fairly quick with updates, so… finger’s crossed!

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By: Brian http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1083 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:27:53 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1083 I did some wire framing with Balsamiq and when I showed the client they just didn’t get it. They couldn’t get past the fact that it looked cartoony. LOL.

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By: Jade Robbins http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:44:31 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1080 I think I’ve seen creately before as well.

Yeah there are quite a few tools out there for fireframing. Almost any generic diagramming tool can be used for it!

I’m actually hearing quite a bit that people wireframe internally, but don’t really show them to their client which is the total opposite of what I thought!

Thanks Brian!

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By: Brian http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:35:09 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1079 Balsamiq is an interesting company and a great story.

Another one I have used is http://creately.com/

I usually just sketch the wire frame for myself. I tried some wire framing with customers before but they just didn’t get it. We use JSF which is component based so we wire frame using the actual components that will be used in the application so the user gets to see the actual design. This would be much like wire framing with html. Like you mentioned though it does have its cons because the users get sidetracked by little things like fonts, etc…

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By: Andrea Fidel http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:23 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1071 Hi Jade,
Thanks for including ProtoShare on your list! As you have found, there are a lot of options when it comes to wireframing programs and ways to use them personally or incorporate them into a process.

ProtoShare is strictly web-based, but can be exported to HTML and is great if you need to share prototypes with remote teams or clients.

If you’ve tried the application, we are always open to feedback, so feel free to contact me if you have comments or questions.

Best of luck in your wireframing activities!

Cheers,
Andrea
@ProtoShare

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By: Jade Robbins http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:24:07 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1055 Wow! Balsamiq is pretty freaking awesome. I saw them mentioned as a desktop application but they do have a web one available. Thanks Craig!

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By: Craig http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:01:27 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1052 Another cool wireframing tool is Balsamiq. I know they are just about to release an online version very shortly.

But the cool thing is the company and how it’s run. If you have a look at their blog it has some great detail about their financials and how they started etc etc. Here’s an example of how open they are on their blog – http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2010/01/03/a-look-back-at-2009/

It’s a really useful tool, built by an inspiring man and company.

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By: Jade Robbins http://faceoffshow.com/2010/02/16/episode-56-wireframing/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:39:36 +0000 http://faceoffshow.com/?p=784#comment-1051 Interesting. I guess I really only thought about it as a business process not a personal one. Thanks for sharing Cedric!

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