Comments on: UI Design is more than a pretty face http://markup.thekraemers.com/2006/02/17/prototypes-as-the-deliverable-for-the-project-design-phase-not-just-a-facade/ my professional notes made public Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Tony Ferrante http://markup.thekraemers.com/2006/02/17/prototypes-as-the-deliverable-for-the-project-design-phase-not-just-a-facade/#comment-4 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:12:44 +0000 http://markup.thekraemers.com/2006/02/17/prototypes-as-the-deliverable-for-the-project-design-phase-not-just-a-facade/#comment-4 Great points. Any time the development process looses sight of the driving business-case (solving a business problem) things are usually going backwards. There has to be a purpose behind design other than the design itself. Interfaces enable, they aren't an end unto themselves. I think the other part of this is that the designer also has to contribute to the mock-up process by communicating what can't be done or can't be done effeciently to guide the business input down towards a workable solution. Great points.

Any time the development process looses sight of the driving business-case (solving a business problem) things are usually going backwards. There has to be a purpose behind design other than the design itself. Interfaces enable, they aren’t an end unto themselves.

I think the other part of this is that the designer also has to contribute to the mock-up process by communicating what can’t be done or can’t be done effeciently to guide the business input down towards a workable solution.

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