User Interface Design - Why Prototyping matters? A special look at balsamiq Mockups

User Interface Design: Why Prototyping matters? A special look at balsamiq Mockups Patrick NDJIENTCHEU aka Pattchen Software Engineer, tchen_pat@yahoo.fr November 07, 2009 – Barcamp Cameroon

Agenda • What is User Interface Design ? • What about usability ? • Usability engineering is an iterative process • The place and importance of prototyping in usability engineering • And the winner is...balsamiq Mockups!

What is User Interface Design? • It’s just about designing usable user interfaces. • It’s all about usability.

What about usability? • Learnability • Efficiency • Memorability • Errors • Satisfaction

Usability in practice – some real world examples Google : efficient, easy and fun to use Would you have designed it this way? ☺

Usability in practice – some real world examples The World’s Worst website: no comments…

Usability is an iterative process Design Implement Evaluate

Prototyping in usability engineering Design Implement > In early days, you prototype. > Cheap prototypes reduces the cost of iterations. > It’s important to choose a Evaluate good prototyping tool.

And the winner is...balsamiq Mockups • Feels like you are drawing, but it's digital. • 75 pre‐built controls to choose from means you can design anything. • It’s easy to use and very fast. • And it’s definitevely fun to use ☺ • Get it at : http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups

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User Interface Design - Why Prototyping matters? A special look at balsamiq Mockups

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