Good Tool for Quick Mockups
As a Product Manager, I use Balsamiq to create Low low-fidelity mockups of the UI Screens to visually orient the Cross-Functional Teams of …
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What is Balsamiq?
Balsamiq is a wireframing tool that allows users to sketch out user interfaces for websites and web and and mobile apps.
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What is Balsamiq?
Balsamiq is a wireframing tool that allows users to sketch out user interfaces for websites and web and and mobile apps.
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What is Balsamiq?
Balsamiq is a wireframing tool that allows users to sketch out user interfaces for websites and web and and mobile apps.
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Balsamiq Cloud is the industry-leading solution for fast, approachable, collaborative wireframing.
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Balsamiq has proven to be a valuable tool for various departments and teams within organizations. Users have found that Balsamiq is particularly useful for creating wireframes and low fidelity prototypes in the early stages of the design process. This helps teams and clients focus on user flows and on-page content, allowing for quick iterations based on user feedback. Balsamiq has also been utilized by product management departments as an alternative to more complex design software like Photoshop or Illustrator, enabling the quick mocking up of layouts and workflows. Additionally, Balsamiq has been used by software development teams to visualize new feature enhancements and refine requirements based on customer feedback. Multiple departments across organizations have found value in Balsamiq's ability to set up mockups quickly, refine requirements, and gain approval for project planning. The software has also helped standardize the design process and improve communication between marketing and design channels. Overall, users appreciate Balsamiq for its ability to create low fidelity wireframes early in the design process, allowing for a focus on layout before getting distracted by colors and other design elements.
Based on user reviews, here are the three most common recommendations for Balsamiq:
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Use Balsamiq for quick prototypes and wireframes. It is recommended for creating talking points and drafting design concepts. The software is particularly useful for rapid low-fi comps and prototypes, making it a great choice for beginners learning about user experience design.
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When working on more complex applications, consider exploring other options in addition to Balsamiq. While Balsamiq is suggested for wireframing needs and offers a free trial, users also recommend checking out alternative wireframe tools that may better meet specific UI element needs or pricing requirements. They suggest considering other tools after the initial design sprint.
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Reach out to Balsamiq's support team for any questions or assistance. Many users appreciate the helpfulness of the support team and find it beneficial to have access to assistance while using the software.
Overall, users find Balsamiq to be an easy-to-use tool for wireframing, especially for quick prototyping and creating basic wireframe concepts. It is considered a good option for beginner designers and teams working with difficult stakeholders. However, some users mention that as users progress in their careers and require more advanced prototyping tools, they may need to explore alternatives to Balsamiq.
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August 08, 2021
Balsamiq is an excellent tool for prototyping interfaces, it can be expensive but if you are a not for profit it is usually free
Balsamiq is used in my organisation to assist in the development of systems. Usually in the early stages of development, we will use Balsamiq to mock up screen designs / prototype the UI / UX of the system. We also use it to mock up changes as part of a change request or new screens when the system is in the maintenance phase. It is an excellent product that makes it very easy to quickly produce high quality mock ups and prototypes. It is used in the development team of the IT services department.
- Easy to use
- Produces good quality mock ups and prototypes
- Mock ups are obviously only just mock ups (this is important as if users see mock-ups in HTML, for example, they tend to think the system is ready to use or not far off)
- Has a good selection of standard shapes that mock real world fields / controls
- Allows not for profit organisations use it for free
- Somewhat expensive for full commercial licences
- Hand drawn style wireframes
- Easy to use
- Good selection of shapes that represent real world fields / controls
- Allows you to build in a little interactivity, for example pressing a button and showing another wireframe
- Can be expensive but luckily Balsamiq granted my organisation a free licence due to not for profit status
- Integration with Google Drive as a standard feature, at the moment you have to pay extra
In the past I have just used HTML to mock up UIs, but as I've previously mentioned this can cause problems with user's thinking that the system is already built. Balsamiq is far quicker and easier to create wireframes, it is more collaborative and the resulting wireframes cannot be confused with a real system as they have a hand drawn feel to them.