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Design UX Basics Tools UXers Use Tools for Modeling the Experience

Posted by Aglaé Lev
Aglaé Lev
1,778 Points

Would Adobe Muse be a good prototyping tool?

Although it's not Muse's main purpose, I find it more «designer friendly» than InVision, what would be the pros and cons?

2 Answers

Andreas Anastasiades
Andreas Anastasiades
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Andreas Anastasiades
Andreas Anastasiades
2,916 Points

Pro; Muse is just a great tool to create websites, that are responsive, without knowing how to code.

Almost like designing your layout in photoshop, but already functional as a website.

Con; CMS options are very limited.

Graeme Oxley
Graeme Oxley
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Graeme Oxley
Graeme Oxley
8,931 Points

Short answer, yes. Adobe Muse is a perfectly acceptable prototyping option. Andreas is correct that it is limited, but why would that really matter when prototyping. The checklist of requirements is that it is: Interactive, simple, and quick. Muse can easily be all those things despite it's shortcomings.

However there is now an even better option - Adobe Experience Design (XD). This is a new all-purpose tool that has been developed specifically for UX design.