Archive for UX/IA Design
GuiBoards are now mobile…
What do you do when you’re ready for a collaborative UI session but the meeting room is already taken? That’s when you need a GuiBoard on wheels.
They give you the flexibility of moving your meeting, and you can even get them double-sided for those that have lots of ideas. So head on over to http://www.GuiBoards.com and [...]
Example Mockups
Here’s some example mockups I wanted to share with you.
Both these mockups use GuiMags and a GuiBoard.
Do you have some mockups you would like to share? Drop us a line!
- Ruben
Development Process 2.0
In our book “The Unplugged” we describe our ‘four C process’ of developing the Unplugged way. Many people ask us what software we use for that; of course, with avoiding using the computer as much as possible in order to ‘live Unplugged’. Well, our list of favorite software for web and desktop development just got updated!
Yesterday [...]
How to draw so they understand
If your prototype drawings are clear, you’ll have to do half of the explaining to your designers, developers or freelance team. Here’s a couple of quick take-away’s on drawing clearly.
Example of a GuiBoard with an iPhone App wireframe
1 – Use colors
Explain the colors before you send the wireframes to your team. Here’s what we use:
Blue [...]
What is a GuiBoard?
GuiBoards are a simple but genius concept.
They are magnetic dry-erase boards especially made for developers and software designers. Underneath the coating, there’s a printed grid that displays traceable lines. Trace the right color and you’ll have the perfect resolution for drawing wireframes for an iPhone, computer screen, HD TV and so on. Of course, you can also ignore the grid and use it as a normal whiteboard.
Writing on your magnets
I love using my GuiMags to sketch a design for a website, webApp or iPhone App. The reason I use them is because it speeds up the process.
When you use them as much as I do, you’ll find out that pretty soon you’ll walk into the following:
A regular Dry-Erase marker can’t write much information on [...]