Prototyping

[Bob Sneidar]

Whoa! Is there yet another Padawan among us? ;-) seriously though, how cool would that be? 

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 19, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net> wrote:

> Richmond-
> 
> Thursday, January 19, 2012, 1:57:45 PM, you wrote:
> 
>> Note the loaded language; "get honest feedback" - and what, pray tell,
>> will make feedback
>> their way, in some way, more honest than, say, my scribbling something
>> with a pencil and paper
>> in a restaurant?
> 
> I have a hard time seeing what you're scribbling over there.
> 
>> "Wireframes made with Mockups look like sketches, so stakeholders won't
>> get distracted by
>> little details, and can focus on what's really important instead."
> 
> Here's the basic idea: clients get a bit pushed out of shape when you
> deliver them a prototype that looks too much like a finished product.
> You end up arguing a lot over "that's not what I wanted" even though
> all you're presenting is a first draft of some ideas. If you present
> them instead with something that more resembles something scribbled on
> the back of an envelope it's less threatening to their mindset. You're
> giving them a chance to be more open to suggesting changes without
> getting defensive.
> 
> They can also, as the quote mentioned, think more about what the
> application is supposed to do instead of what color this button should
> be or the fact that that field should be moved over two pixels. You
> can wow them with the eye candy later on.
> 
> We use it at work to share mockups during the initial phases of
> specifying an application before committing to a full development
> effort.
> 
> ...and I have a start at a Balsamiq-to-LC converter in the wings so
> that you can turn your scribbled ideas into a working stack. So there.
> 
> -- 
> -Mark Wieder
> mwieder at ahsoftware.net
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode