Among Indigo Studio’s greatest strengths are the granularity with which you can define and design screen components and interactions, and the ability to manage them independently from other elements on your screen.
Sure, you can design at the screen…
In this post, we’re going to walk you through the final step of hosting a usability study in Indigo Studio, Infragistics’ rapid prototyping solution: looking at the results of a usability study and quickly gaining insights. To get the full story…
In this post, we’re going to walk you through how to set up a usability study with Indigo Studio, Infragistics’ rapid prototyping solution. Indigo Studio's remote usability testing makes it easy to gather data from a wide range of users, without…
Imagine you design chairs for a living. When you’ve designed the "perfect chair,” how long are you going to wait before you actually sit in it to see if it’s comfortable? Not very long, right? The same goes for application development…
In this post, we’re going to walk you through how to take part in a usability study with Indigo Design, Infragistics’ rapid prototyping solution. Not only does Indigo Studio's remote usability testing allow you to get feedback from users…
The best way to evaluate the user experience of a product is by testing it with users. Observing people trying to perform tasks in an interface gives you the best understanding of how well it works, and which problems need to be fixed.
Traditionally,…
In case you haven't noticed, this month we're ALL about prototyping! But you may find yourself asking things like... "where did the idea of prototyping come from?" or "why do we use them?" To help you get an even better sense of the history of the prototype…
We interact with mobile apps almost every single day, whether it’s checking social networks, finding things to do, or to share data and experiences. The best designed apps fit almost unnoticed into our lives - they’re easy to navigate, the UX is pleasant…
Architects and software developers have a lot in common. Both must listen to client requirements, attempt to understand their vision, and then use their expertise to translate this into a feasible and functional structure (and hopefully one which looks…
Recap of Infragistics Ken Rosen’s session presented at Microsoft Ignite
In late September, Microsoft held its annual Ignite conference, one of the largest IT conferences in the industry, with more than 20,000 attendees. Infragistics’ very own Ken…
As we have seen in other posts this month on the blog, the history and techniques involved in wireframes and prototypes is a fascinating one. From pencil sketches to fully clickable (and even designed) mockups - prototyping has a wide range of uses:
We’ve recently been looking a fair bit into the world of wireframes and prototypes and what they can do for the design and development process. However, we are yet to touch upon the history of this discipline, specifically the history of wireframes…
Have you ever spent days toiling over a problem, only for someone to come say “hey, there’s a tool which helps you do that in half the time”?
If you’ve never heard of Indigo Studio before, today’s post looks to help you understand…
**The Infragistics podcast is no longer available.In this episode of The Storyboard: Conversations about Usability and UX (iTunes | RSS | Direct Download | Google Play | Stitcher | Soundcloud), Elden Nelson sits down with Dave Broschinsky, UX Principal…
Indigo Studio empowers designers, developers, product managers and end users to collaboratively create and test rapid prototypes for mobile, desktop and modern web.
Cranbury, NJ - November 14, 2016 – Infragistics, a worldwide leader in providing…
When it comes to designing a great interface for an app, website or other tool, User Experience (UX) should be at the center of everything you do. But how do you know if your navigation, display and page organization offer a smooth and easy to use experience…
Any good developer knows that the prototype is an essential part of the overall product development cycle even though its features and functionality are relatively limited. Saving time and money is the immediate benefit of using prototypes, whilst key…
It has been a busy few weeks and months in the world of wireframes and prototypes. Let’s take a look at the latest stories from around the web (and closer to home):
We start with some recent, and significant…
If you’ve been following our blog recently, you’ll know we posted a beginners guide to Indigo Studio not too long ago. If you haven’t already given it a look, we’d suggest that you start there, as today we’re looking at an add-on feature for…
We’re proud to announce a new podcast — The Storyboard: Conversations about Usability and UX. We’ll be talking with experts and practitioners about prototyping, testing, and usability challenges and best practices. We think you’re going to…
Why prototyping is not only essential for the design process but for overall product development too.
Developing or building anything new involves a long and complex process and requires real attention to detail. Whether it’s the construction of a new…
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In this video we are going to show you how we used Indigo Studio to design our global sales dashboard for a tablet. Particularly…
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Today we’re going to take a look at how we used Indigo Studio to create a prototype that helped explain some of the interaction…
In this video we’ll be taking a look at one way to build a sliding menu in Indigo Studio, Infragistics' rapid prototyping tool.
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In this video we created an Indigo Studio prototype to design the global sales dashboard for a mobile device form factor - an iPhone…