Wireframes & Usability RSS- New Version: Saving Clicks in our Context MenuThis weekend we installed a new version of pidoco with an improved context menu. It is not a lot that has changed. For example, we now have simple check boxes for all those yes / no properties of the elements. We also improved the Target selector, which now contains collapsed folder entries and grows in […]
- Why there is More to Usability than Just ChecklistsThrough our work as a Psychological IT-Consultancy for User Experience (UX) we are often confronted with the request to make sure the clients’ product “achieves overall usability”. Through further exploration of the expectations behind this assignment we usually come to the conclusion that people expect a checklist-like tool, to ensure they meet usability st […]
- Wireframing Competition Winners!Saturday is an odd phenomenon at CeBIT. When I walked into Hall 6 that morning, I saw groups of kids, students, and the general public carrying bags full of giveaways from companies they have probably never heard of and whose products might not interest them at all. This is a stark contrast to the rest […]
- Bringing Great Mobile Apps To Market (Faster) Using Rapid Application PrototypingFor those of you who did not make it to CeBIT this year, we thought we would share our presentation with you. Our CEO, Philipp Huy discussed the advantages of prototyping in an increasingly mobile market. Why is mobile app prototyping an important topic? Mobile internet use has increased rapidly over the past years and […]
- Android App – Now LiveOur Android™ app is now available to download in the Play store. With our app, you can simulate any prototypes you have created with our mobile-specific editor. The Pidoco Android app is free to download and can also be used with our free trial. We’ve updated our help pages with all the information on mobile […]
- New Version: Saving Clicks in our Context Menu
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Fidelity of Wireframes
Creating wireframes is often the first step in a development project. Wireframes often help developers and clients to visualize a future interface that includes the main features. Wireframes are important because they provide a basis for user testing and can … Continue reading
Enterprise social networking – Part 2
This blog post is the second in a series of two about the enterprise social networking phenomenon. Problems with enterprise social networking The enterprise social networking phenomenon is spreading like wildfire, and like as with all fires, naturally there is … Continue reading
Usability Methods: Spiral Design in User Interface Design – Part 2
This blog post is the second in a series of two about spiral design as a UX design method. Benefits of spiral design As previously mentioned, spiral design is a method that can be effectively applied to large-scale user interface … Continue reading
Low-fidelity wireframes are important too
Systems that are complex are often taken as a sign of something sophisticated, advanced, and ultimately more useful. Systems that are simple are often (but not always) taken as inferior or lacking in creativity. However, in the world of UX … Continue reading
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Multimodal HCI and User Interface Design – Part 2
This blog post is the second in a series of two about HCI and multimodality Multimodalities—the categories explained The human senses category helps designers understand how humans take in and process information. Sight has to do with what a user … Continue reading
iPad 2 – The evolution of smart user interface design
Just when it seemed that the tablet wars were about to get interesting the iPad 2 comes out beckoning a repeat of last year. The original iPad, despite Apple clearly holding back key features, such as a camera and SD … Continue reading
Usability Methods in Interface Design: Heuristic Evaluation
For the usability method ‘heuristic evaluation’ a few usability experts gather around an interface prototype or website and evaluate whether each page and control follows established usability guidelines or usability patterns. Compared to the usability method ‘expert review’, where the … Continue reading
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Online-Collaboration reduces Cost in Web Development
In the project driven media world, where fast reaction to special customer demands is king, free-lancing and outsourcing is business as usual. Temporary project teams get assembled by required skills, experiences and availability. But if you like it or not, … Continue reading
How do you undergo usability testing with paper prototypes?
When thinking of applying paper prototyping to test the usability of your interface design you have to arrange a workshop for users and developers to attend. The users that are invited to attend should be representative of the intended customer … Continue reading
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Designing for Success: Storyboarding your Website
What is a Storyboard? The storyboard is a usability prototype consisting of a series of screen sketches that permit you to visualize and organize the content and configuration of your website. A storyboard allows you to optimize efficiency and organization … Continue reading