Mock Ups Tools We Use When Designing a New Website

Designing a mock up for your website isn’t always necessary, but when it is, you should be prepared with the best tools. For more information on when you should create a mock up, check out episode 61.

 

  1. Old fashioned pencil and paper 01:03
    • If you’re not a graphic designer and you don’t know how to use Photoshop, Illustrator, or any of the other tools mentioned in this episode, you can just draw it out on a piece of paper.
  2. Balsamiq 01:57
    • This software basically takes the idea of a pencil and paper mock up and makes it digital.
    •  It has that hand-drawn effect and shows you where the elements will go in the design.
  3. Mindmeister 03:13
    • This is a tool that David uses to design the flow of a website, the menu structure, and the inner pages of the site, not necessarily to design the layout.
  4. Photoshop 05:00
    • Usually Photoshop is used to make a full mock up of a website, as opposed to just a wireframe of the layout of a site.
    • Making this type of mock up is not always necessary, depending on the project. For a small budget project, it isn’t probably necessary. For a larger budget project, you might consider making a full mock up.
  5. Divi 06:28
    • David and Tim both use Divi’s template library functionality to quickly prototype website mock ups.
  6. Trello 07:03
    • You can use this tool similar to Mindmeister to lay out the content for a website.
    • The other features of this software make it great for collaboration with a team and overall project management.

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