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Balsamiq Wireframes Quickstart Guide

By : Scott Faranello
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Balsamiq Wireframes Quickstart Guide

By: Scott Faranello

Overview of this book

<p>Balsamiq Mockups is an easy to use, engaging tool for anyone looking to strategize and brainstorm ideas around product design and information architecture. With Balsamiq, you can strategize, create, prototype and present your ideas clearly and effectively to audiences large and small.<br /><br />"Balsamiq Wireframes Quickstart Guide" is a fast paced and easy to follow instructional book that gets you up and running quickly while challenging you to be the best you can be using the tool. With this book in hand, it will take only minutes to present an idea on screen.<br /><br />Wireframing is one of the key steps of effective user interface design and architecture. Finding the right tools to get your thoughts onto the page quickly and clearly is vital to your success. This book will have you on your way in no time. "Balsamiq Mockups Quickstart Guide" will walk you through the entire application in a fast, simple and engaging way. You will be presented with wireframe samples, exercises and real-world examples that will engage, challenge and enable you to become an expert wireframer and Balsamiq user. Whether you are looking to communicate ideas to your team, a client, a product manager, an IT developer, or if you are wireframing for the fun of it, this book is for you. By the time you are finished, you will have mastered the tools to do whatever your mind can think up. The rest is up to you.</p>
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

The project


It is now time to build something in Balsamiq. From here onwards, you will be utilizing the files provided. You are free to build your own files too, however, the files provided will be referenced and used throughout the remainder of this book.

So what are we building?

The project is really a rebuilding, or more like an addition to a project I did for a client's SharePoint intranet portal. I chose this piece because it utilizes many of Balsamiq's tools and UI Library widgets. It also does a nice job of introducing some of the softer skills required for delivering work at a professional level, such as precise placement of elements, formatting text, building forms, information flow, and thinking in the context of a larger team, that is, handing your work off to UI developers and graphic designers. When combined, all of these elements can produce quality work, which is the real goal of this book and your goal as a wireframe designer, architect, and UI designer.

But remember, building...