PowerMockup Version 3 Review

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Last year I had a chance to review PowerMockup at its earlier version (version 1). I was very much impressed with the tool then, and I am even more impressed with the current PowerMockup Version 3.


What is it? PowerMockup is a wireframing and storyboarding tool that comes in the shape of an add-on for Microsoft PowerPoint. It provides templates and tools that allow users to sketch website and software layouts. PowerMockup adds a new pane to the PowerPoint window, packed full of hundreds of stencils and icons for typical user interface elements. Through simple drag and drop interactions, users can easily position elements on a slide and assemble quick prototypes.


PowerMockup wireframing tool


PowerMockup has had quite a few improvements over the last year. Most notably, Version 3, which was released on October 17th, comes with exactly 100 UI stencils and 140 icons that you can quickly drag and drop onto a slide. Finding an item is easy using PowerMockup’s instant search feature, which also searches for synonyms like “combobox” and “drop-down menu.” If you want to add your own stencils to PowerMockup’s library, all you have to do is select a shape on a PowerPoint slide, right-click and choose “Add Stencil” from the context menu. To share custom stencils with others, PowerMockup offers an export function that lets you save the stencils to a single file.


Moreover, the team who built PowerMockup has added “helpers” that make PowerMockup stencils “smarter” than plain PowerPoint shapes. These helpers ensure that stencils automatically keep their proportions when being resized and allow you to make quick changes, such as adding an item to a tab bar or selecting an icon for a message box.


I strongly urge you to download the absolutely free trial and give PowerMockup a try.


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Design Resource Box

Surreal artworks are featuring the element of surprise, by placing two things, usually abstract concepts, near each other in order to be humorous or confusing. The movement began in 1920 and evolved throughout time thanks to the cultural and technological advancements.


The surreal movement has influenced vector illustrators as well and that’s a good thing because otherwise we wouldn’t get to see these wonderful vector illustrations that are in this article and many more to come in the future.


Tree diagram


Tree diagram Vector Design Inspiration


Alex O


Alex O Vector Design Inspiration


Rebirth


Rebirth Vector Design Inspiration


Dreamweaver


Dreamweaver Vector Design Inspiration


Octopodidae Remix


Octopodidae Remix Vector Design Inspiration


Kite in Love With a Cloud


Kite in Love With a Cloud Vector Design Inspiration


Sleeping with the fishes


Sleeping with the fishes Vector Design Inspiration


Octini


Octini Vector Design Inspiration


ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST


ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Vector Design Inspiration


Passage


Passage Vector Design Inspiration


Placid Squid Mutation


Placid Squid Mutation Vector Design Inspiration


The Moon Of Bones


The Moon Of Bones Vector Design Inspiration


Violinist


Violinist Vector Design Inspiration


Matilda


Matilda Vector Design Inspiration


Blue Moon


Blue Moon Vector Design Inspiration


Stereo face


Stereo face Vector Design Inspiration


Maharani


Maharani Vector Design Inspiration


Women


Women Vector Design Inspiration


Subliminal


Subliminal Vector Design Inspiration


We are all mad here


We are all mad here Vector Design Inspiration


Little Big Ideas


Little Big Ideas Vector Design Inspiration


COLOR VOYAGE


COLOR VOYAGE Vector Design Inspiration


Life as a Two-Headed Beast


Life as a Two-Headed Beast Vector Design Inspiration


Nocturne


Nocturne Vector Design Inspiration


Immortality


Immortality Vector Design Inspiration


Distorted Reality


Distorted Reality Vector Design Inspiration


Oldskull


Oldskull Vector Design Inspiration


Tree


Tree Vector Design Inspiration


Loiseleur


Loiseleur Vector Design Inspiration


God of Weirdness


God of Weirdness Vector Design Inspiration


Vector is thine savior


Vector is thine savior Vector Design Inspiration


Pareidolia


Pareidolia Vector Design Inspiration


Shattered Dimensions


Shattered Dimensions Vector Design Inspiration







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Design Resource Box

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Even though this is not something that a web designer works on often, it is something that needs a lot of attention and if you are in the position of having a contract for an administration dashboard, the design must be flawless so being prepared is a must.


Inspiration for this particular topic isn’t easy to get cause you don’t see many designers showcasing what they’re building for their contractors due to the clauses. However, there are a few people who have published and released for the public demos of the admin area they have designed from which I selected a total number of 23 modern dashboards to inspire you.


Supr


Supr Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


MoonCake


MoonCake Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Caffeine


Caffeine Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Admindo


Admindo Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Esthetics


Esthetics Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


BeautyAdmin


BeautyAdmin Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Pontus


Pontus Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Amsterdam


Amsterdam Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Clarity


Clarity Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


MWS


MWS Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


SweetDashboard


SweetDashboard Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Dandelion


Dandelion Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Huraga


Huraga Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Developr


Developr Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Realm


Realm Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Crown


Crown Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Bolt


Bolt Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Conquer


Conquer Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Westilian


Westilian Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Atina


Atina Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Start


Start Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


Bird


Bird Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


BootAdmin


BootAdmin Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration


ACME


ACME Admin Template Dashboard Inspiration







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