untitled jQuery UI 25 great free UX tools There might be no such thing as a free lunch but thanks to the wonders of Open Source software, freeware and trial software there most certainly is such a thing as free software. In this article I list 25 great free UX tools, including tools to help with prototyping, annotating, screen grabbing, site mapping, usability testing, accessibility and analytics. Prototyping tools Pencil Pencil is a nice little Open Source tool for creating prototypes, UI mockups, and UX diagrams, such as user journeys. Pencil – A free prototyping and diagramming tool LucidChart LucidChart is an online tool for creating diagrams, UI mockups and prototypes. LucidChart – A prototyping and diagramming tool with a free trial version Balsamiq Balsamiq is another online UI prototyping tool and like LucidChart it’s not fee but does allow you to create simple single pages for free using the trial version (just click on the ‘take a tour’ link). Balsamiq – A prototyping tool with a free trial version Serena Prototype Composer
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Bindows™ : Bindows™ Wireframing tool for rapid UI design - Try it free - by Pidoco mise-en-scene Sketches of Ridley Scott's work inform his moviemaking By Mike Snider, USA TODAY Directors routinely offer a peek into the filmmaking process on the home video versions of their movies. Ridley Scott opens his sketchbook, too. For the Blu-ray Disc edition of Robin Hood, in stores now, Scott offered hundreds of storyboards he sketched for the making-of-the-legend tale that stars Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. The director of Alien and Gladiator has drawn on his sketching talent for decades. When working on a movie, he says, "I'm always driven everywhere. The Director's Notebook, an extra on the Blu-ray edition, plays along with the film. It's not unusual for Scott's storyboard to perfectly match the finished shot. His Robin Hood sketches cover the visceral fighting, as well as the spectacle-sized visions of the French invasion. Now more than four months removed from the release of Robin Hood, Scott says he would still like to do a sequel.