GUI Design Software?

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pikzpikz
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
I'm looking for an easy to use application that can be used for designing graphical user interfaces. At this point I would only like to do mockups fairly easily and quickly. I know of Interface Builder, but are there other alternatives? How easy is it to design different looking GUIs (e.g. like iTunes, Garageband, Safari, Disco...) using Interface Builder?

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    king chung huangking chung huang Posts: 343member
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    I'm looking for an easy to use application that can be used for designing graphical user interfaces. At this point I would only like to do mockups fairly easily and quickly. I know of Interface Builder, but are there other alternatives? How easy is it to design different looking GUIs (e.g. like iTunes, Garageband, Safari, Disco...) using Interface Builder?



    I use a mix of Interface Builder and Photoshop for doing non-functional mockups. Or, sometimes I will make a bare-bones Cocoa application with images to stand in for custom views to demonstrate how a UI might work.
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    gregmightdothatgregmightdothat Posts: 1,709member
    Ditto. Interface Builder is only useful for the widgets that ship with OS X. Once you need to make custom widgets, you need to use Photoshop.



    Also, Apple does a lot of interactive mockups using Director (which you could use Flash for). I personally find it easier just to code in Objective-C when I need to test interactive widgets.
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