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

disadvantages

• Static
• Very specific
• Open to interpretation
• No usability feedback

Agile Development cycle

Balsamiq

dynamic wireframing tool

Features

• Interactivity
• Sketch/Clean skins
• 3rd party extensions
• Limited on purpose

demo

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

 

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