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Advantages of Using an Online Wireframe Tool

Apart from pen and paper, the existing wireframing software can be classified into the traditional desktop-based wireframing applications and online or web-based wireframe tools. In the case of a traditional desktop-based wireframing tool, the user installs it on the computer … Continue reading

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Three Characteristics of a Good Interface Design Tool

Every web developer is faced with a question: which interface design tool to use. There is a great variety of such tools available, and testing a selection and choosing the right one can be a very time-consuming task. Let me … Continue reading

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Advantages of Wireframe Software and Clickable Wireframes

When creating a website or a web app it is important to be able to quickly conceptualize possible user interface designs that can be used to communicate, refine, and test out ideas and concepts. This is where wireframing comes in … Continue reading

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Requirements of High Fidelity Wireframe Software

Wireframes of the user interface design of websites and software applications tend to come in two main guises. A wireframe is either more like a “blueprint plan” of a user interface design or more like a detailed “model house” that … Continue reading

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The Different Types of Wireframe Tools

When looking for a wireframe tool (also called wireframing tool) the choices, it seems, are never ending. It is, however, not just a question of the sheer numbers wireframe tools out there but also the different types of wireframe tools. … Continue reading

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Extreme Programming and UI Design – Part 1

This blog post is the first in a series of two about extreme programming as a UX design method. What is extreme programming? Extreme programming is a subtype of the agile development software process and is designed to improve the … Continue reading

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Usability Terms Explained: Ethnography and Its Role in User Interface Design

What is Ethnography and how does it relate to user interface design? Ethnography is a research methodology that is most commonly used in the social sciences, particularly in anthropology and sociology. Its purpose is to gather empirical data relative to … Continue reading

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Usability Methods in Interface Design: Expert Review

The usability method ‘expert review’ is quite similar to the method ‘heuristic evaluations’. A few usability experts gather around an interface or website and review all pages, controls and design patterns. But in contrast to a heuristic evaluation, they are … Continue reading

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How to conduct a successful wireframing workshop

This blog post is the second in a series of two about wireframing workshops. Although it can be beneficial to host a wireframing workshop with competitors, you do not need to.  Wireframing workshop among your colleagues, clients, and friends may … Continue reading

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Office 2010 (Desktop) – What an Interface Design

As the saying goes ‘if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it’. When Microsoft released Office 2007 to succeed Office 2003, users were treated to a revolution in the popular office productivity suite’s interface design as some of the … Continue reading

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