Designing GUIs?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Karen wondered: <<I have some ideas I want to show our programmer on  
how to modify the GUI of our beta application without resorting to  
drawing pictures. I've downloaded MS Visual Studio for C# and I know  
enough to get around and make the tabs, fields, and so on. I was  
wondering what others use to design prototype interfaces? I'm not  
looking for something that would be directly incorporated into the  
program--just something to visualize the front end menus and pages.>>

If you've got the time and skills, using the actual programming  
environment that your programmers are using (Visual C# in your case?)  
is a great option, because once the programmers agree with what  
you're proposing, they can directly implement that interface with no  
additional effort on their part. In addition, you can earn their  
respect by showing you're every bit as geeky they are. That respect  
makes you more fully a part of the team, and makes it easier to  
collaborate on other projects.

But if not, you can use just about any software to do the job. I like  
using Web authoring tools such as Dreamweaver because they're so easy  
to revise and so clearly demonstrate interaction and behavior of the  
interface. For a few more thoughts:
http://www.geoff-hart.com/resources/2006/prototype.htm
http://www.geoff-hart.com/resources/2001/prototype.htm


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