Effective prototyping with Excel : a practical handbook for developers and designers /

Although recognized as a key to the design process, prototyping often falls victim to budget cuts, deadlines, or lack of access to sophisticated tools. This can lead to sloppy and ineffective prototypes or the abandonment of them altogether. Rather than lose this important step, people are turning t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Berger, Nevin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Morgan Kaufmann, ©2009.
Series:Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Although recognized as a key to the design process, prototyping often falls victim to budget cuts, deadlines, or lack of access to sophisticated tools. This can lead to sloppy and ineffective prototypes or the abandonment of them altogether. Rather than lose this important step, people are turning to Microsoft Excelʼ to create effective, simple, and inexpensive prototypes. Conveniently, the software is available to nearly everyone, and most are proficient in its basic functionality. Effective Prototyping with Excel offers how-to guidance on how everyone can use basic Excel skills to create prototypes - ranging from narrative wire frames to hi-fidelity prototypes. A wide array of software design problems and business demands are solved via practical step-by-step examples and illustrations. . Step-by-step guide to prototyping with a simple and affordable tool nearly everyone already has on their desktop. Quickly and easily allows web and software designers to explore usability, design alternatives, and test theories prior to starting production. Perfect companion to Effective Prototyping for Software Makers - with the same author team and full-color treatment, useful case studies, and hands-on exercises.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 240 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780120885824
0120885824
9780080916712
0080916716