As for Axure, I’d be very interested what you folks think of the newest version. I can’t help but wonder if I’m totally missing something with Visio and giving too much to Axure.

Disclaimer: I don’t work for Axure nor do I receive any commissions.

I wouldn’t use Flash for a full protype, certainly - what I meant (and should have said a little more clearly) was more along the lines of prototyping page elements that use motion - such as sliding navigation, dynamically expanding and collapsing content, login that rolls down out of a header, etc. Thanks for calling that out.

Earlier this year I spent some time playing with Intuitect, which easily generates HTML prototypes based on wireframes, but I found the Visio add-ons difficult to use with the level of fidelity we require. (It would be ideal for putting together a simple hierarchical site though.) There was definitely a lot of potential there, so it’s worth having a look at the latest version.

Regards,

Scott

The last time I saw Axure, it was in version 3. At the time, I was a very strong Visio user and Axure left me a little cold. It wasn’t well suited to what I was doing in Visio at the time, never mind working on Rich Internet Applications.

Things change with time, however. I’d be curious to hear what IAs’ have to say about version 4 Pro, especially for use designing Rich Internet Applications.

Thanks for the comment!

What’s your opinion of Axure for such tasks? I use it, but perhaps you see reasons it’s not good for IAs.