Just let the clients design the interface
September 13, 2013 8:37 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for a piece of software (webapp?) that will allow someone to upload and position (and maybe re-size) some static images around on the screen so they can get their ideal combination of objects and positions.
We're doing a mock-up for a client of a piece of software which will take some data and put it into charts. Client loves the idea, but whenever we bring them a demo of the interface, they want the chart in the lower-left to be in the upper-left, or they want a line graph instead of a bar chart, or whatever - this behavior is fairly typical and we have no problem accommodating it. But it's a pretty trivial issue that the client probably needs to solve for themselves, as there are quite a few possible charts to choose from and the users all have different needs.
So is there software out there that can take a collection of static images and allow the user to mix-n-match them on the screen until they find what their ideal interface for this software product would look like? The number of charts on the screen at once is still variable, but could range anywhere from 4 to 16 (or possibly more but I doubt it).
We're doing a mock-up for a client of a piece of software which will take some data and put it into charts. Client loves the idea, but whenever we bring them a demo of the interface, they want the chart in the lower-left to be in the upper-left, or they want a line graph instead of a bar chart, or whatever - this behavior is fairly typical and we have no problem accommodating it. But it's a pretty trivial issue that the client probably needs to solve for themselves, as there are quite a few possible charts to choose from and the users all have different needs.
So is there software out there that can take a collection of static images and allow the user to mix-n-match them on the screen until they find what their ideal interface for this software product would look like? The number of charts on the screen at once is still variable, but could range anywhere from 4 to 16 (or possibly more but I doubt it).
PowerPoint.
posted by joan_holloway at 9:10 AM on September 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by joan_holloway at 9:10 AM on September 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
iWork online offers Apple Keynote in the cloud. It's free and it works. currently a beta, but it's solid.
posted by bobdow at 9:36 AM on September 13, 2013
posted by bobdow at 9:36 AM on September 13, 2013
Balsamiq is perfect, but requires some training of your clients.
posted by Pants! at 12:30 PM on September 13, 2013
posted by Pants! at 12:30 PM on September 13, 2013
Thirding Balsamiq. There are a bunch of similar tools and this is the quickest and most user-friendly.
posted by cnc at 2:01 PM on September 13, 2013
posted by cnc at 2:01 PM on September 13, 2013
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Most people have used ppt and can understand this step quickly. If you wanted to get fancier you could try Axure but that requires the client to make a lot more decisions and learn a new software to communicate with you.
posted by rmless at 9:00 AM on September 13, 2013 [1 favorite]