Balsamiq – it’s not just for salads

For years I have used the standard Adobe Suite for mockups and prototypes for web design, InDesign layout concepts and everything in between. Adobe is the de-facto standard for a reason, but my problem has always been quick mockups. It sometimes takes more than a few minutes just to fire up photoshop, get your menus in order and start from scratch. Small software builder Balsamiq has a deliciously quick answer that is sure to wet the appetite of any pro designer / developer.

Mockup’s is a light Adobe Air driven application for both OS X and Windows and even has a web based solution. It allows quick and easy mockup creation with a great set of library assets to boot. Using a sketch style across the asset library allows the finished mock to have teams concentrate on the fundamental UI/UX flow -vs- articulating the heavier load of style. It comes jam packed with tons of features and never deviates from it’s core simplicity and UI approach – this in of itself allows the user to keep focused on the task at hand without getting bogged by overbearing menus and interface porn. I only wish I knew about this earlier, it would have saved me tons of time. Check out Balsamic Mockups now!