UI UX Design

In recent years, new prototyping tools are springing up around the world. Except for Axure’s slowing down since the release of Axure RP 8, every company is launching its new product. The Adobe project Comet is right after the release of  inVision Craft’s 2.0 preview.  Then the outstanding  team version of Mockplus  enters the game. In such a fierce competition, Adobe XD seems to be dimmed a lot. To fight back, Adobe questionnaire which involves the needs, environment, competitors and everything about the prototyping tool market has been silently published. We might as well do an analysis of the qualified competitors of Adobe and get an idea of what is really going on. Today’s global prototyping tool market is like the Europe of the eighteenth century, with the continent separated by a great number of countries, waiting for a monopolist like Napoléon to take it all. But in my perspective, the whole prototyping tool is not going to be taken by any single com...

Prototyping is an effective approach to turn your ideas into a crowd-funding product, but it’s not easy to pick  the best prototyping tools  for your style, especially with all sorts of tools available on the current market. From my point of view, the foremost concern while choosing a prototyping tool is whether it fits perfectly into the design goals. In the following, I’ve made a list of prototyping tools recommended for 4 different design scenarios, with both free and premium tools included. Scenario 1 — Medium-to-Low Fidelity & Quick Mobile/Web App Generally, the medium-to-low fidelity refers to those prototypes with limited functionalities and interactions, applying to showcase the design ideas, scenarios and interface layouts as well. It helps a lot in the communication, presentation and report process. As far as I am concerned, the best tool for this scenario can showcase the entire flow of the app experience in a short period of time. Here I recommend two prot...

As a basic product design process, prototyping design often evokes various disputes. It is widely held that the first thing is to learn Axure while others complain that Axure is just one of the various prototyping tools which do not deserve being flattered. In my perspective, both of them are right. For new product managers, Axure may be the first  prototyping tool  they use in most cases. But whether Axure really suits their needs still remains obscure. The most common mistake is to believe that the skill of using Axure equals to the skill of a professional product manager. As a result, a lot of new product managers squanders too much time on the high-fidelity thing only to find the iteration of their product stranded. I’m not saying that there is no value in high-fidelity. To some extent, high fidelity helps the leader get a clearer logic of the whole iteration scheme. It is both valuable for development and demonstration. However, the tempo of modern design industry is...

Most people especially those in the tech industry are familiar with prototyping or  prototyping tools  as an important approach for developing new products, and it has been mentioned as often as the User Experience. Prototyping is a way of testing concepts and ideas for new service and products, acting as a communication tool basically. Following, we will do the file format comparison of 6 commonly-used prototyping tools in 2017, covering both pluses and minuses. 1. Prototype File Format of Mockplus (.mp) As a relatively new player in the industry of prototyping tools,  Mockplus mainly focuses on the easier and faster prototyping. Its interaction is intuitive and highly-visualized, allowing designers at any level to make an interactive design with simple drag-and-drop. Also, a number of well-made components and icons can save you much time and headache. Advantages: A. It’s time-efficient and the best fit for those looking for a rich-featured tool with ...