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Re: Show HN: Mocksup, my mockup prototyping & review webapp

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Post by adamhowell »

keefe wrote: post #50
bemmu wrote: post #4

I signed up and was surprised to learn that all the mockups would need to be created in an outside program. I guess that serves a purpose too, to be able to create a clickable thing to show your colleagues, but it wasn't immediately clear to me that an actual mockupping tool isn't included.

lol wait, what? I thought there was a wireframing tool included and I still didn't get that far... I think the home is a bit cluttered, I spent I'd say 5 minutes on the site without a clear idea of what it was doing exactly. A video would have helped... It's really hard for me to see the benefit of spending $9/mo to upload HTML I already created vs just dumping it on a server and discussing via email.

We used to have a video (http://vimeo.com/9638301) but the production quality was so bad that I opted to take it down until we could do better. I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind, thanks.

Re: Show HN: Mocksup, my mockup prototyping & review webapp

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Post by fjabre »

Love the design and the idea seems solid but my first priority would be to put up a video explaining how it works..

The pictures, while well designed and thought out seem a little laborious to click through..

My attention span on the web is really short and I'm feeling lazy just now so about the only thing that I'd consider doing to learn about a new product/service like the one you're offering is to watch a video about it.

Re: Show HN: Mocksup, my mockup prototyping & review webapp

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Post by adamhowell »

fjabre wrote: post #53

Love the design and the idea seems solid but my first priority would be to put up a video explaining how it works.. The pictures, while well designed and thought out seem a little laborious to click through.. My attention span on the web is really short and I'm feeling lazy just now so about the only thing that I'd consider doing to learn about a new product/service like the one you're offering is to watch a video ab…

Great point. We should provide both ways to learn about the product, through screenshots and text for people who hate videos or through video for people who don't feel like reading right then.

I mentioned it above, but our old video was outdated and low production quality so I decided to shelve it until we could get something better. I'll get on it, thanks.

Re: Show HN: Mocksup, my mockup prototyping & review webapp

#56

Post by keefe »

adamhowell wrote: post #51
keefe wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

lol wait, what? I thought there was a wireframing tool included and I still didn't get that far... I think the home is a bit cluttered, I spent I'd say 5 minutes on the site without a clear idea of what it was doing exactly. A video would have helped... It's really hard for me to see the benefit of spending $9/mo to upload HTML I already created vs just dumping it on a server and discussing via email.

We used to have a video ( http://vimeo.com/9638301 ) but the production quality was so bad that I opted to take it down until we could do better. I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind, thanks.

I dunno why you got a downmod, this site is downmod happy sometimes. Your video is private though, stupid default vimeo setting. I've been using ffmpeg on ubuntu with x264 encoding and I feel pretty good about the quality of the output : http://www.vimeo.com/12740202

that video is some crude thing showing how I did my portfolio in couchdb... maybe a crappy video like that does not deserve center placement, but if it's on there somewhere then screencast whores like me will be more likely to get involved :)

Re: Show HN: Mocksup, my mockup prototyping & review webapp

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Post by adamhowell »

keefe wrote: post #56
adamhowell wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We used to have a video ( http://vimeo.com/9638301 ) but the production quality was so bad that I opted to take it down until we could do better. I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind, thanks.

I dunno why you got a downmod, this site is downmod happy sometimes. Your video is private though, stupid default vimeo setting. I've been using ffmpeg on ubuntu with x264 encoding and I feel pretty good about the quality of the output : http://www.vimeo.com/12740202 that video is some crude thing showing how I did my portfolio in couchdb... maybe a crappy video like that does not deserve center placement, but if it'…

Ah, thanks, fixed the privacy settings.

And yep, it makes perfect sense for me to keep the text + screenshot approach of the current tour (for those who hate watching videos, can't watch at work, etc.) but to also couple it with a video for those who aren't in the mood to read/click. Thanks again.

Re: Show HN: Mocksup, my mockup prototyping & review webapp

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Post by keefe »

adamhowell wrote: post #57
keefe wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I dunno why you got a downmod, this site is downmod happy sometimes. Your video is private though, stupid default vimeo setting. I've been using ffmpeg on ubuntu with x264 encoding and I feel pretty good about the quality of the output : http://www.vimeo.com/12740202 that video is some crude thing showing how I did my portfolio in couchdb... maybe a crappy video like that does not deserve center placement, but if it'…

Ah, thanks, fixed the privacy settings. And yep, it makes perfect sense for me to keep the text + screenshot approach of the current tour (for those who hate watching videos, can't watch at work, etc.) but to also couple it with a video for those who aren't in the mood to read/click. Thanks again.

OK, after watching the video I think I grok the basic idea.

As an engineer, I didn't even think of designers providing images... I'm more on the other end of write the server, hack out a UI, work with decently competent front end folk to make it nice.

So, I would reduce some of the emphasis on the linking part. People understand linking and it's not an area that differentiates you - basic html/imagemap can be mastered by kids.

If it were my stuff... I'd make the mock video more about a few characters rather than the tech. Here's developer,designer,ceo,investor and here's how they use my tool to get something done, so you could focus on how it tightens the feedback loop which seems to be your goal.

I think production quality was fine, but I've got a pronounced substance over style attitude.

Re: Show HN: Mocksup, my mockup prototyping & review webapp

#59

Post by balsamiq »

dharma1 wrote: post #48

Tell you what I've always wanted.. You know the awesome Skype screen sharing function? Imagine everyone in on the call being able to draw and write on top of the live screenshare. It'd be a great way to annotate/draw on top of designs live, while simultaneously talking about them with remote participants

You can do this today with Adobe ConnectNow.
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