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Top 5 Factors to Consider When Choosing Prototyping Tool For UX Design
by Stephen Foster Tech GuyPrototyping is creating a high-fidelity mockup or experimental model of the website design used to test the product’s interface and interactions. It enables designers to validate ideas, showcase interactive design features to clients and other stakeholders, and get valuable data on user experience. Based on their feedback, designers can change or make the required modifications in the design to get the best user experience that will save time during the development process.
Choosing the right UX prototyping tool is important as it helps designers create visual mockups easier and faster. Determining and selecting the right prototyping tool depends upon the design project and its purpose and how far designers want to take the mockups. Whether it is low-fidelity task, medium or high-fidelity task with animations and micro-interactions, you should consider the following factors to choose the right prototyping tool:-
- Learning Curve
First thing first. You need to analyze the complexity and the time required to devote to learning a new tool. Designers prefer to use a tool that has a familiar interface and a familiar set of tools or components easier to learn than the tools that are new in every aspect. Adobe’s suite is the best example of this. In this, every app is designed to resemble the others and one can easily learn new apps or switch between apps within the suite. - Support for Team Work
The prototyping tool should facilitate designers to get feedback from their clients or provide easy collaboration with other designers of the team. Your team members or designers should be able to share and upload their versions such that everybody works in coordination and stays on the same page to complete the project. - Level of Fidelity
You need to assess your project requirements and check out the fidelity level- whether it is low, medium, or high. Whether you just want to validate the idea in which you come up with a rough sketch or an experimental model with multiple screens to share, that is of low fidelity. A design project of medium-fidelity would be when you focus on layout, information, and interaction design. When your mockup design is of high fidelity it means it consists of visual design, animation, and micro-interactions. - Seamless Integration with Your Workflow
Another crucial factor to consider is the suitability of the UX prototyping tool with your design process and other tools you use regularly. Prototyping is an integral part of any digital product development that includes a series of tasks like User Researches, Testing, Metrics Analysis, Sharing the Idea to Stakeholders, and designs with developers for final implementation. Your prototyping tool should allow smooth movement through the processes that would save time and enhance efficiency. - Ease of Use and Comfort
You need to check out and adopt a tool that satisfies you, make your work easier, and help you get the best result. The tool that saves your time, requires fewer steps to complete a task, and increases your efficiency should be the best choice.
Considering these factors will help you make an informed decision and choose suitable prototyping tools among InVision, Origami Studio, Sketch, Framer, Axure, Webflow, and others.
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