Balsamiq Mockups Kicks Other Mockups Butt

I've been using Balsamiq Mockups Adobe Air application for several months now.  And I can say that I am very impress.  The other day, one of my colleges sent me an email asking what was meant in the requirement.  Instead of having to go into a huge email write-up, I just fired up Mockups and drew out what was meant.  Took me a just a minute.  You know, they say a picture is worth a thousand words.  Well, Mockups made the picture part that much easier.

Head over to their site and take a look at how easy it is to use it.

http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups

The tabs across the top gets you into control groupings so you can find what you want easier.  Then all you need to do is drag and drop them on to your workspace.  And editing them is just as easy because each individual control is modifier as plain text.  See below image.

So with the least amount of dragging, clicking, and typing, the user can create a “mockup”.  Works great to get your idea across as well as requirement documents.

The only hang up I have is that it really does look like a crude mockup.  I know, I know, it is supposed to be a mockup.  But sometimes I wish it can look like a Web Form or a Win Form so that I can show how it will look exactly.  But I guess that could really make the app more complicated which defeats the purpose.

So all in all I totally recommend this app to any Project Lead or Business Analyst that deals with getting your ideas across on a fairly regular basis.  Even if it is just a simple send of an email, this app will help you.