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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)

Chapter 7. Parting Thoughts: Resources and Recommendations

You've made it! Congratulations! Your hard work and dedication has paid off! You are now an expert Balsamiq user! Not feeling like an expert just yet? No worries. Just go back through the chapters and try all the exercises again. Feeling pretty confident? Great! It's time to take your skills to the next level.

To help you with that, I have provided some great resources for developing your creative skills and your creative thinking, not only as a wireframe designer, but also as a designer of the user experience. Remember, it's not just great visual design that makes an interface or product successful. Great design is also determined by how easy it is to navigate and how quickly and clearly the information presented can be understood and acted upon.

With the material covered in this book, you are well on your way to understanding these key concepts. By utilizing the following resources, you will be taking that knowledge to the next level...