FreeForm: an informal environment for interface prototyping

Authors:
Beryl Plimmer;Mark Apperley;Masood Masoodian
Affiliations:
Manukau Institute of Technology, Manukau City, New Zealand;University of Waikato, Hamilton;University of Waikato, Hamilton
Venue:
CHINZ '02 Proceedings of the SIGCHI-NZ Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction
Year:
2002

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Abstract

Best practice in interface design suggests that hand-drawn sketches are preferable at the early stages of the design process. This paper describes the FreeForm software which supports informal sketched interface design by acting as a Visual Basic Add-In. The software utilises a digital whiteboard and pen input to support sketching and "running" of an informal prototype.