Today in class, we were introduced to Axure. Axure is a software that helps with wireframing, rapid prototyping, documentation and specification.
Axure: supports prototyping Rich Internet Applications by mapping desired interface behaviors (such as displaying or hiding an element) in response to actions like mouse clicks or touch gestures.
Axure RP: generates HTML websites and Microsoft Word documents as output.
The Axure RP Pro application window is divided into 7 main areas:
- sitemap - a hierarchical list of pages
- widgets
- masters (templates, or reusable collections of widgets)
- design area
- page notes and interactions
- widget annotations and interactions
- widget manager - a list of all elements on the page
Widgets available include:
- wireframe: image, text panel, hyperlink, rectangle, table, line (horizontal/vertical), menu (horizontal/vertical), tree
- form controls: button (various shapes, including tab buttons), text field, text area, drop-down list, list box, checkbox, radio button
- placeholder, inline frame, dynamic panel (used to achieve interactivity)
Users create custom controls by combining existing widgets and assigning actions in response to events such as OnClick, OnMouseOver and OnMouseOut or touch gestures like pinch and swipe. For example, interface panels can have a number of states, each being activated by clicking on an element such as a tab button, list-box item, or action button.
Read more about Axure by clicking here.
Meeting with Professor Pannafino
In class, I had a individual meeting with Professor Pannafino. He looked over my visual inventory, and said that I definitely did the work, and that I'm really close. He said I need to reference the visual inventory sample here and make changes to mine.
In Class: Website Personas
In class after my meeting, I decided to use Axure to create two web personas for The Bunny People, the nonprofit organization I chose. Here are the results:
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