"So what prototyping methods have we got at our disposal and what are the pros and cons for each? What differences are there from testing desktop prototypes (apart from the obvious difference in screen size)?"

Read more at cxpartners.co.uk

"This is a guide on how to take your Axure prototype and run it off-line on an iPhone or iPad. This means you can design a full-screen, app-like prototype, with no browser chrome, and run it when out of wi-fi range (useful for demoing at trade shows)."

"An easy to use, powerful, and flexible framework for building prototypes and production code on any kind of device."

Yet another reason to get an iPad. Check the "Rewind" gesture at 1:35.

Combining personas, sitemaps and user flows.

"What if my personas could talk… then they would tell me what they think about my sitemap. Sitemap + what the user thinks sparkled the bulb and I was finding myself putting speech bubbles next to my sitemap. The bubble wasn’t a new concept as I have used the idea with my commented sitemap. Then I added a small profile photo of my persona next to the speech bubble, time stamp above the bubble, arrows for the journey, a scenario and a summary of what the persona wants to do on the website. This did the job and I think the results were outstanding."

See the step by step guide on barnabasnagy.net

Some handy tricks for more productivity in Axure. I like the version history you get, if you work in a shared project - even if working alone on a project. I'll definetly try this one.

Check http://axure.com/top-5-mistakes

"Maqetta is an open source project that provides WYSIWYG visual authoring of HTML5 user interfaces. The Maqetta application itself is authored in HTML, and therefore runs in the browser without requiring additional plugins or downloads."

Check http://maqetta.org/

Woolly minded people write woolly memos, woolly letters and woolly speeches.

Good writing is not a natural gift. You have to learn to write well. Here are 10 hints:

1. Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.

2. Write the way you talk. Naturally.

3. Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.

4. Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.

5. Never write more than two pages on any subject.

6. Check your quotations.

7. Never send a letter or a memo on the day you write it. Read it aloud the next morning — and then edit it.

8. If it is something important, get a colleague to improve it.

9. Before you send your letter or your memo, make sure it is crystal clear what you want the recipient to do.

10. If you want ACTION, don’t write. Go and tell the guy what you want.

"Created by User Experience professionals and built upon the principles of
Design Studio Method and Adaptive Path's Good Design Faster, UI Sketcher enables you to rapidly sketch, refine and share user interface ideas."

Read more on uisketcher.com.

"...The screen is showing something on one side, and the user is reacting on the other side. My flow diagrams illustrate this two-sided nature with a bar. Above the bar is what the user sees. Below the bar is what they do. An arrow connects the user’s action to a new screen with yet another action."

Mehrsprachige Projekte bringen immer zeitaufwändige Übersetzungsprozesse mit sich. Mit Hilfe von Axure kann man nicht nur die Übersetzung mit der Entwicklung parallelisieren, sondern dabei gleichzeitig auch die Qualität und den Aufwand für Übersetzer und Entwickler minimieren.

Dieser Artikel erklärt im Detail, wie wir diesen Prozess mit Hilfe von Axure und Excel-Makros abgebildet haben.

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