Re: How to create mockups?

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 21 Sep 2006, at 10:32, मयंक जैन (Mayank Jain) wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I was planning a new gnome applet, when I decided to create mockups.
> I'm completely new to creating mockups. Is the process of creating the
> mockups similar to create dummy windows using glade/etc? Or anything
> else is used which I might be missing.
>
> I'd be glad to hear some real experiences you guys might had when
> creating mockups. I'm very bad at using Gimp btw :)

It depends partly on the purpose of your mockup.  Initial proof of  
concept with target users?  Usability test?  Sales pitch to a client?

Paper and pencil, Inkscape, OpenOffice Draw, OpenOffice Impress,  
HTML, GIMP, and Glade (and probably lots of other things inbetween)  
can all be used to make perfectly good mockups for various purposes,  
depending on the fidelity and functionality you require.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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