Prototype vs Wireframe | Factors to consider

As we all know that wireframes are good for capturing unstructured requirements and they provide a window where such requirements can be best fitted in. Whereas, prototypes are like WYSIWYG tools i.e., brings you more closer to the end behavior of the system, since they can showcase layouts, look'n'feel and also interaction points.

Touch Magic

We have seen & have also probably used many touch-screen devices like phones, kiosks, etc since so long. And everyone surely owns a 'mouse' as well to click, double-click or to scroll through our daily PC experience. Now combine both, touch-screen & mouse, into a single product and you get what? Come on, a touch-screen mouse of course :) Doesn't it sound like an incredible product?

Sketchpad - A Google Chrome Experiment

Some artistic experiments with an excellent Google Chrome experiment called Sketchpad; a HTML5 & Javascript based web application which works well with Firefox also. I am proud of the results but more than that I am proud about the team behind Sketchpad.

Comparison | Internet Speed (Source: Digg)

Ever wondered how well does your broadband speed compare with others in the neighborhood. We often do such comparisons but checkout the graphic below which shows a high-level comparison of broadband penetration, cost, speed, etc. across the world.

Designing Wireframes | Using Axure RP Pro

A lot many times when we are gathering the requirements from the customer or when we are transitioning the knowledge to the team or even brainstorming, we feel the need to create wireframes, either static or working wireframes for more clarity & bringing common understanding. In situations like these, we look back at our HTML experts or the graphics team to create some UI mockups, etc.

Google Search: Interesting Bites (Part I)

Not sure if you have noticed the recent changes on Google’s home page. The change is simple, minimalistic and a very good change indeed. If you hop on to Google’s webpage, you usually starting typing in the keywords you want to see the results for and usually we tend to overlook other elements on the home page; except for the constantly changing Google logo. Partly, the reason is/was that the Google has stuck to a minimalistic UI while providing maximum to the user. They have taken this one step ahead towards being simply simple.