Rapid Prototyping with Balsamiq
Using dynamic wireframes for usability design and testing
Katie Frehafer
UX Lead, Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego
Traditional Software Development/Waterfall
design comps?
wireframes?
disadvantages
- Static
- Very specific
- Open to interpretation
- No usability feedback
Agile Development cycle
Rapid Prototyping
Balsamiq
dynamic wireframing tool
Features
- Interactivity
- Sketch/Clean skins
- 3rd party extensions
- Limited on purpose
Benefits
- Fast!
- Less work
- Early usability testing
- Little cost
- Great for stakeholder meetings
Agile Development cycle
Rapid Prototyping
Thanks!
Katie Frehafer
UX Lead, Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego
kfrehafer@ucsd.edu
@katiefreef
UX Speakeasy
SDXD: San Diego Experience Design Professionals Network
CRUX
Rapid Prototyping with Balsamiq
By Katie Frehafer
Rapid Prototyping with Balsamiq
Using dynamic wireframes for usability design and testing - Used for 10 minute lightning talk at UCSD Campus LISA 2015
