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FlairBuilder - Interactive Wireframes and Software Prototypes

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Re: FlairBuilder - Interactive Wireframes and Software Prototypes

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Workflow that has worked for me in the past: 1) Brainstorm on paper 2) Roll out in HTML w/ CSS, mix in light scripting in areas that need them (repeaters, design direction A/B, ...etc) 3) Writing code is easy that's not the hard part of any project. So... Don't develop any backend code till it's real -- concept has been realized fully in HTML & CSS w/ relevant content and images -- by relevant content I mean something a test user would actually sit and read.

With all that in mind, I don't see the value in introducing a new tool in my workflow. Perhaps I'm outside of the targeted market as I've only seen a reference for bloggers via the info on the start page.

Here are a few critical things I'd be incorporating if I was developing flairbuilder.

1) Export to HTML. 2) Export to CSS, perhaps even utilizing one of the many CSS framework.

Re: FlairBuilder - Interactive Wireframes and Software Prototypes

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How is this better or worse than Protoshare?

Thanks for your question, coopr!

FlairBuilder is more than a simple drawing tool, or than a tool that lets you add simple navigation to your wireframes.

Every component you put on a page in FlairBuilder is a fully functional component. Buttons, text boxes, checkboxes etc. are working like real components (as they are in fact real components). FlairBuilder aims for the same interactivity as coded prototypes, but providing you the means for creating prototypes faster, in a visual manner, and with no coding.

In the future, I plan to offer the same collaborative workflow that protoshare has to offer.

Re: FlairBuilder - Interactive Wireframes and Software Prototypes

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Workflow that has worked for me in the past: 1) Brainstorm on paper 2) Roll out in HTML w/ CSS, mix in light scripting in areas that need them (repeaters, design direction A/B, ...etc) 3) Writing code is easy that's not the hard part of any project. So... Don't develop any backend code till it's real -- concept has been realized fully in HTML & CSS w/ relevant content and images -- by relevant content I mean somethin…

I plan to offer support for grid based design, but since positioning is absolute in FlairBuilder, I wonder how could you generate CSS based layout. I'll keep this in mind as it's definitely an interesting idea!
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