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September 4, 2017 - No Comments!

Approaching Axure Part 1: What Sketch Users Should Expect

Sketch + inVision are a deservedly popular combo for making hi-fi designs and prototypes.  But I want to wave the flag for Axure RP, a powerful – and so, complicated – prototyping tool.

Axure can take you far beyond simply linking designs together with hotspots to rapidly developing a proper prototype with advanced interactions and functionality.

But all that ability means Axure needs a bit of an introduction for people used to Sketch, and that’s what I want to do here: help you approach its somewhat uninviting experience so you feel happy enough to explore its features a bit more.

This first part is a high level talk through what to expect, in the next part, once you’re prepared, I’ll walk you through a brief example project.

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July 7, 2015 - No Comments!

Natural Language prototyping

Bret Victor's Magic Ink essay galvanised me in to pursuing UXD as a career.  For my Fate prototype, I tried out his natural language concept for setting a new filter.  It was quite fiddly to do but I really think it's a much smoother experience than conventional input methods.

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