

AXURE RP FOR ANDROID INSTALL
Axure costs $589 per user license, which allows you to install it on two computers. If you aren’t familiar with it, Axure RP is a rapid prototyping tool that runs on Mac and Windows and can be used to create interactive prototypes for desktop websites and mobile products without writing any code. I created this sample prototype recently for an event about design tools run by our local IxDA chapter, but I approached it the way I would in an actual working situation.

In this article, I’ll show you how I used Axure RP 6.5 to prototype a theoretical iPhone app for the Chicago chapter of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). It’s a low-cost activity that saves you time and substantial expense over the life of a design project. The point is to design quickly, test it, fail fast and learn something. The best testing prototype has only what you need for your purpose and not a single thing more. It isn’t meant to be a fully functioning entity with live data connections, although sometimes it can be. A prototype is a design artifact for end-user testing and for communicating functionality to business and development stakeholders. So, What Is A Prototype?įirst of all, let’s define what a prototype is and is not.

So, let’s look at why prototyping matters and explore one powerful tool that will enable you to do it quickly. And it’s even more critical in the mobile application space, where context and individual devices play an important role in how a product is experienced.įortunately, interactive prototyping is a time-tested way to quickly get your design onto a user’s device and into their hands. Validating a design through user testing is necessary for the success of almost any product.
