A while ago I wrote about Balsamiq Mockups and since then I’ve been trying it out on a couple of specification jobs. On the Balsamiq Mockups to Go site I found this very handy set of pre-built SharePoint elements – so many thanks to Gordon MacLeod of Navantis for that. Following a quick download of these elements It was possible to create mock-ups like this (click image for a larger view):
So definitely worth considering if you need some quick SharePoint mock-ups for a presentation or proposal. By the way you can now link Mockups together, also useful when presenting to an audience.
I also just heard about Visio Shapes for SharePoint, basically three different collections of stencils and shapes covering SharePoint UI prototyping, architectural design and conceptual views of your SharePoint implementation. I haven’t tried this one myself yet but looking at the screenshots on the site you get a very comprehensive set of design elements. I plan to take a look soon – if anyone reading this has worked with this product please leave a comment and let me know – I’m keen to hear what it’s like.
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