Prototype tools and product manager prototypes that product managers have been tossing over the years

Prototype tools and product manager prototypes that product managers have been tossing over the years

I have read an article about "what is a full-stack designer", which mentions that the so-called Full-stack designer can be a line chart, a prototype chart, a visual draft, and front-end code. In product design, full-stack designers are able to complete all stages of product development by one person. One of the most primitive and critical links is the wireframe or prototype design. The significance of this link is equivalent to the solid foundation of the superstructure. Therefore, it is very important to build a foundation tool.

Therefore, selecting prototype tools is a question worth thinking about for product managers.

 

I. What prototype tool should I choose?

There are so many prototype tools on the market, and there are more products than prototype tools. They often don't know what tool to choose. In most cases, it's just a cloud. Everyone saidAxureWell, use Axure. But as new users, they are not suitable and can have more options.

What other common prototype tools besides Axure? Let's take a look.

1.Mockplus

Aside from the influence of Axure as a veteran prototype tool, the number of leading tools in ChinaMockplus. From the initial light online version to the current full-featured desktop version, Mockplus has become more and more powerful, and has gradually added highly encapsulated interactive components and a huge icon library. Three-second interaction is no longer a problem. The recently released Mockplus3.0 is another highlight of the team collaboration feature. Exquisite collaborative design, online review, and page division editing greatly improve team efficiency and reduce communication costs.

 

2.Justinmind

If you have a special liking for the high fidelity prototype, you have to mention Justinmind. Detail-oriented designers often look at their rich interactive special effects and gesture functions. Justinmind is doing well in the interactive ability of mobile device prototypes. However, the cost is huge time and energy. It is not recommended for beginners.

 

3.Invision 

Strictly speaking, Invision is significantly different from the previous prototype tools. The main function of Invision is to add a jump link to a prepared visual draft to generate an online prototype, it is not a prototype tool in the real sense.

 

2. How to Select a prototype tool?

First, an excellent mobile APP prototype design tool should have the following features:

1. Low learning and prototyping costs;

2. Support mobile demonstration and demonstration to BOSS and customer anytime and anywhere;

3. Highly Reusable Component Library (who knows it);

4. You can quickly generate a global flowchart.;

5. Online Collaboration, supporting multiple team members;

6. gesture operations, transition animation, interactive special effects... (These are not required, and they are left for professional interaction and vision ).

 

These are the experiences that many product designers have learned after years of experience. Of course, there are many prototype tools, not limitedMockplus,AxureAnd so on, the standards for selecting prototype tools also vary from person to person. The experience of people tells you that it is easy to use.