My First 24 Hours With Balsamiq Mockups

0 – 10 minutes

• Slow to open
• Feels cheap
• Easy to break?

10 – 60 Minutes

• Not being able to line break in most text elements is a pain in the butt
• Getting into flow
• Feel like I’m 7 again
• Faulty drag select making me frustrated
• Having fun! (while creating mocks? geek? )

1 – 24 Hours

• Mouse disappears at times (Adobe Air problem?)
• It’s the simplicity that makes it beautiful (it’s stupid simple)

24 Hours+

• Want to leave it open even if not using it
• Inspires creativity
• Gets me excited for no reason

My output within the first hour (mom would be proud)

Parting Thoughts

Balsamiq is tool made with one purpose in mind: mockups. Having used OmniGraffel in the past for almost all of my mockup needs, I find Balsamiq pleasantly refreshening and energizing. I now find myself wanting to mock something up, even when nothing needs to be mocked up!