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* It reproduces the experience of sketching on a whiteboard, but using a computer. | * It reproduces the experience of sketching on a whiteboard, but using a computer. | ||
* It dramatically helps to visually any kind of ideas, features of a web application . | * It dramatically helps to visually any kind of ideas, features of a web application. Mockups are very useful, for example in contracts, proposals, user stories or software change request forms. | ||
* Enhance the visibiliy of your upcoming features inside a product. | * Enhance the visibiliy of your upcoming features inside a product. | ||
* Iterare easily over ideas + get feedback from potential users and customers until they are ready to get implemented via the development department. | * Iterare easily over ideas + get feedback from potential users and customers until they are ready to get implemented via the development department. | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 3 February 2014
Why build mockups?
Many people don´t understand why they should use a mockup tool. Here is a list of some reasons, why YOU should think about using the power of mockups:
- It reproduces the experience of sketching on a whiteboard, but using a computer.
- It dramatically helps to visually any kind of ideas, features of a web application. Mockups are very useful, for example in contracts, proposals, user stories or software change request forms.
- Enhance the visibiliy of your upcoming features inside a product.
- Iterare easily over ideas + get feedback from potential users and customers until they are ready to get implemented via the development department.
This page contains needed informations, to easily build wireframes/mockups for the Open-Xchange AppSuite application.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To build/use the mockups, which get described in this article, you need to install a 3rd party software (Balsamiq) on your local PC/Laptop. Balsamiq can be used in a trial period. Once you decide to constantly use it, you must purchase a license from their [1] website.
What´s needed to build beautiful AppSuite mockups ?
You need to install the application called Balsamiq. You can download it from: http://balsamiq.com
Afterwards, you need to download the Open-Xchange Balsamiq Assets/Library/Samples from <GIT_URL>_OR_DOWNLOAD_OF_ZIP_FILE>.