Prototypes: a tool for designers

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Prototype – the new way to present apps to your clients

Prototypes, created by Duncan Wilcox and Keith Lang, is a Mac app created for designers that allows you to import your iPhone app mockups and create dummy interactivity. The program produces a basic app that works on your iPhone or iPod Touch, which is uploaded to the ptyp.es website. You’re given a pin and can send the link to your client to view.

It’s a great tool for testing the flow of your app, as well as checking tap targets. Using Prototypes gives you the opportunity to test your wireframes early on in the design process and see what’s going to work and what isn’t.

The app is £23.99 but you can download a free demo by going to ptyp.es on your phone and entering the pin 1467 5639. You can also try out a live version using the pin 2668 4595 but the link will only stay valid for 30 days from this post.

You can download Prototypes from the Mac App Store.