Napkin - A Rapid Web Prototyping Tool

Re:Napkin - A Rapid Web Prototyping Tool by anthemcg on Thursday August 30, 2012 @06:57PM (#4457315)

I imagine this is not meant for UI Designers. The layout creation process feels impractical and the drag and drop with the side menu to add internal elements is a bit confusing.

Overall, its got some cool ideas. I like the export to Node.js feature. Anyway, it may be easier to pick one design pattern ( i.e. Drag and Drop or control by side menu)the mixture is kinda clunky.

The cross-hairs on the draggable elements is also kinda confusing as that is not conventionally what it means. I recommend the closed hand icon for that ( a quick Google search of "drag cursor") will get you on your way.

Overall not bad, but I can't see myself using it for prototyping.

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Re:Napkin - A Rapid Web Prototyping Tool by karthikksv on Thursday August 30, 2012 @07:34PM (#4457430)

You make a good point about the consistency of design patterns; it can seem confusing. I'll be sure to address that.

I also understand what you mean about the cross-hairs. I'll switch to cursor: move, as this seems more appropriate.

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