Summary: Mockup is an important aspect to get a
website design correct in its final layout. This article discusses some of the
popular Mockup tools that one can use in order to create beautiful and
effective website designs without having to keep making revisions on the final
copy.
Design
Mockups are essential if you want to make sure that you don’t make terrible
mistakes on the final website. It is beneficial because it enables you to
understand the practical situations that occur on the website, which theoretically
don’t show any problem.
Following
is an elaborate list of popular mock up tools that can come in handy.
Balsamiq Mockups
Balsamiq mockups are the
most well-known mock up tools as most people would have already heard of them.
It is a cloud based Mockup service. They have a set of desktop applications
also that accompany the primary system.
This Mockup service
enables you to create interesting and interactive websites very effortlessly.
It has a very typical sketch like and hand drawn look that lets you focus on solving
larger UI problems rather than obsessing over the details.
The application comes
with an enormous assortment of drop-in modules and reusable libraries, and an informal
drag-and-drop interface. It is cross-platform and has full offline support.
This is why it can enable you to create mockups anywhere.
Mockingbird
The Mockingbird has been
specifically designed to facilitate a swift prototyping function. It enables
you to create seamless interfaces with simple drag and drop editor. It can be
used independently or even in collaboration with a team.
By linking pages
together, you can then create cooperating mockups and wireframes which are impeccable
for sharing with your clients, studying workflow and rationalization your user
experience.
Mockup Builder
Mockup Builder is used
predominantly for Mockups because it is a free web application. It is built on Microsoft
Silverlight. Being specifically designed to let you create software and website
mockups, it allows you to easily share them with clients or co-workers.
The library of accessible
elements is varied as it can support:
- Supporting desktop,
- Browser,
- IOS
- Android components
MockFlow
MockFlow is an absolutely simple wire framing service that allows you to produce and cooperate on complex interactive wireframes and UI prototypes of your web sites and applications. Similar to Balsamiq, MockFlow too is a cross platform Desktop application. It is powered by Adobe Air. It allows you to build User Interface concepts in a more efficient and hassle free situation which can avail full offline support.
HotGloo
Apart from an awesome
name, this application has awesome features as well. HotGloo has over 26,000 projects
in its lap. It is the home for:
- A huge library of modules
- A feature-rich
- Drag-and-drop interface
- Tools for both collaboration
- Review tools
- Create entire user interactions
- Design full scale
- Test the outcomes
- Revise with necessary changes Review your complete application workflow
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Jack Sutton works with
VITEB-UK - a custom web design outsource company based in London. He likes to share his
knowledge by researching on various topics relevant to his field and also
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