Andy Irvine — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:15:47 GMT

Thanks Fred, great article.

I’m just loving the term “appropriate fidelity”. Think I’ll bust that one out at my next project meeting to try and make me look smart ;)

I’ve been creating prototypes in Flash for quite a while – seemed easier to create more complex interactions quickly – but am just entering the world of creating HTML prototypes in an attempt to create reusable elements and a deliverable that’s easier to conduct testing with (On-site and remotely).

I’ve always felt creating HTML prototypes were far too time consuming and not reactive enough. A bit clunky I suppose. However, great work by these guys has changed my viewpoint;

http://code.google.com/p/zen-coding/
http://ixedit.com/
http://konigi.com/project/protokit

For me, the tighter this part of the design process becomes, the more it can be used. Unfortunately for me, most project budgets just doesn’t allow for it and people tend to forget what an essential part of the process prototyping is and how much it benefits any project, now matter how small.

I’d really love to hear of any other tools/languages people use to make the creation of HTML prototypes more streamlined.

Thanks again,
Andy

Boxes and Arrows: Comments by Andy Irvine