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thank you for the book and the good links inside. @ HN community, @mtreder, I'd love to hear what you think about Axure http://www.axure.com/ http://www.axure.

thank you for the book and the good links inside. @ HN community, @mtreder, I'd love to hear what you think about Axure http://www.axure.com/ http://www.axure.com/ ? I'm currently studing it and it has a lot of great features (more than most tools), including the ability o generate a spec sheet and html/css prototype without actually requiring me to do the actual html/css just for a prototype. Have any of you got any experience with Axure? Pro's? con's?

mtreder 14y ago
Thank you for your kind words! Since I'm owner of UXPin (http://uxpin.com http://uxpin.com), I shouldn't really discussing pros and cons of competitors. I really respect guys at Axure and I used Axure for couple of years. Still I've created my own prototyping and wireframing software, so you know ;)
- digitalengineer 14y ago
  Silly me! I scanned the ebook, looked at the examples and visited some links you put in there but hadn't yet taken a good look at your company. My apologies, sir.
madoublet 14y ago
I briefly used Axure and found it to be pretty solid. I know a lot of UX professionals that swear by it, but frankly it was not for me. For lo-fi prototypes, I still use paper. And, as I move into higher fidelity prototypes, I find it much easier to just code the prototype in HTML/CSS/JS. The primary benefit being that I can easily prototype responsive layouts without double (or triple) work, and the final product can be used as an input to the development process.
- digitalengineer 14y ago
  Thank you! I see the ability to communicate within the file (working assumptions, feedback and priorities) as a real pro. Also; I've tried html/css and as a designer I'm just not fast enough in it. I don't have the time to keep learning design, ui, ux and html/css. Axure looks like it allows me to concentrate on the user, the flow and the ui/design without worrying about the code and all the browser-stuff related to it. The generated prototyes allow for good testing.
  - madoublet 14y ago
    My only cautionary advice is that it is becoming more common to see the UI/UX role to encompass design, HCI, and front-end development. You might be limiting yourself by having a narrow focus.
    - digitalengineer 14y ago
      Thank you, I see a much bigger role for UI/UX these days. It's everywhere and -as I see it- it working with Axure would allow me to create high fidelity prototypes, much better than my old friend OmniGraffle. I enjoy working with wireframes, flows and solving problems. It's what I do, even more than designing. I'd like to be able to build html prototypes without the 'hassle'. (Dangerous thing to say here at HN, but I don't much like coding and html/css. I do like working with developers/frontend pro's).
      - madoublet 14y ago
        Completely understand. I know a number of successful, well-respected UI/UX folk who do not code.
blowski 14y ago
I've used Axure quite a bit, since v5. There's a steep learning curve once you want to use any of those advanced features. I'm not sure how good your front-end coding knowledge is, but these days I find it's just as quick to prototype with Bootstrap. Of all the features I use regularly, the main one is a hand-drawn library which is great for showing people rough layouts without them focusing on colours and typography.

mtreder 14y ago

Thank you for your kind words! Since I'm owner of UXPin (http://uxpin.com http://uxpin.com), I shouldn't really discussing pros and cons of competitors. I really respect guys at Axure and I used Axure for couple of years. Still I've created my own prototyping and wireframing software, so you know ;)

digitalengineer 14y ago
Silly me! I scanned the ebook, looked at the examples and visited some links you put in there but hadn't yet taken a good look at your company. My apologies, sir.

madoublet 14y ago

I briefly used Axure and found it to be pretty solid. I know a lot of UX professionals that swear by it, but frankly it was not for me. For lo-fi prototypes, I still use paper. And, as I move into higher fidelity prototypes, I find it much easier to just code the prototype in HTML/CSS/JS. The primary benefit being that I can easily prototype responsive layouts without double (or triple) work, and the final product can be used as an input to the development process.

digitalengineer 14y ago
Thank you! I see the ability to communicate within the file (working assumptions, feedback and priorities) as a real pro. Also; I've tried html/css and as a designer I'm just not fast enough in it. I don't have the time to keep learning design, ui, ux and html/css. Axure looks like it allows me to concentrate on the user, the flow and the ui/design without worrying about the code and all the browser-stuff related to it. The generated prototyes allow for good testing.
- madoublet 14y ago
  My only cautionary advice is that it is becoming more common to see the UI/UX role to encompass design, HCI, and front-end development. You might be limiting yourself by having a narrow focus.
  - digitalengineer 14y ago
    Thank you, I see a much bigger role for UI/UX these days. It's everywhere and -as I see it- it working with Axure would allow me to create high fidelity prototypes, much better than my old friend OmniGraffle. I enjoy working with wireframes, flows and solving problems. It's what I do, even more than designing. I'd like to be able to build html prototypes without the 'hassle'. (Dangerous thing to say here at HN, but I don't much like coding and html/css. I do like working with developers/frontend pro's).
    - madoublet 14y ago
      Completely understand. I know a number of successful, well-respected UI/UX folk who do not code.

blowski 14y ago

I've used Axure quite a bit, since v5. There's a steep learning curve once you want to use any of those advanced features. I'm not sure how good your front-end coding knowledge is, but these days I find it's just as quick to prototype with Bootstrap. Of all the features I use regularly, the main one is a hand-drawn library which is great for showing people rough layouts without them focusing on colours and typography.