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Characteristics Code-based Able to create actual navigation HTML offers a basic level of interactivity. Javascript / AJAX offer advanced interactivity 3 page prototype development time needed: Inexperienced user - approximately 2 hours Experienced user - approximately 30 minutes
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Characteristics Code-based Able to create actual navigation HTML offers a basic level of interactivity. Javascript / AJAX offer advanced interactivity 3 page prototype development time needed: Inexperienced user - approximately 2 hours Experienced user - approximately 30 minutes Library of predefined controls or widgets: Tag library (Link to web page) HTML is free! HTML Prototyping Link to a good article on HTML prototyping
Advantages Lends itself to ongoing user testing through on-the-fly interactivity Creates visibly client value from the start Improved Client Communication through demonstration/interactivity Well crafted HTML prototypes can easily be turned into marketing prototypes by adding visual design Many development tools such as: Dreamweaver Frontpage Yahoo YUI CSS Grid Builder Disadvantages Can be difficult for inexperienced designers Can require additional code implementation such as CSS and Javascript to incorporate the desired level of interactivity HTML and CSS markup can be interpreted incorrectly by some web browsers Development tools often don’t generate human-readable HTML code HTML prototyping is not ‘technologicaly neutral’ HTML Prototyping