Advanced Prototyping with Axure

Overview

This is the sequel to our Axure Essentials course. It is designed for competent users of Axure RP Pro who now want the level of skills required to meet many of the prototyping challenges presented by working in the User Experience Design (UXD) community.

The training is provided in conjunction with AXtrainers – Axure’s only approved training provider in Europe.

Want something more basic? Try Axure Essentials.

"Their examples stuck in your mind and exercises really did teach you how to use this amazing tool in an efficient and skilful way."
–Senior Usability Engineer, The Usability Lab.

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This seminar is aimed at

This course is for you if you are part of a user experience design team and need to be able to produce sophisticated prototypes. It is a hands-on course and is most effective for delegates who have day-to-day responsibility for creating prototypes. Typical job titles include: User Experience Designers, Information Architects, Interaction Designers, Usability Engineers and Interface Developers.

Pre-requisites

• Completion of our Axure Essentials course, or an equivalent level of expertise.
• You must bring with you a laptop with Axure RP Pro installed.

You will learn how to

• Produce sophisticated prototypes, including those suitable for Rich Internet Applications (RIA).
• Customise prototypes specifications.
• Set up reusable assets libraries.
• Use Axure RP pro in conjunction with other related software.
• Use Axure RP pro on collaborative projects.

Seminar content

Advanced interactions

• Advanced interactions
• Advanced conditional logic.
• Using dynamic panels.
• Examples of real advanced Axure RP Pro projects.
• Creating 'patterns' using masters.

Using Widget libraries

• Loading custom widget libraries.
• Creating custom widget libraries.

Collaboration functions

• Creating and using shared Axure project files.
• Tracking revision histories.

Customising specification documents

• Customising specification outputs.
• Creating custom specification templates.

Prototyping rich internet applications (RIAs)

• Simulating animations by moving dynamic panels.
• Inserting media files.
• Using in-line frames and links to external files.

Integrating Axure RP Pro with other software

• Importing and manipulating graphics files.
• Gaining customer feedback on prototypes using ProtoNotes.

Summary and Wrap-Up

• Brief review of the key topics.
• Final opportunity for questions.

What delegates say about this seminar

• "Impressed at the speed of which you can prototype stuff, will be great for showing DV stuff fairly rapidly."
• "The advanced course had a clear structure and was easy to follow. Both trainers were extremely helpful."
• "I would thoroughly recommend Ritchie and Alan as very experienced Axure practitioners and tutors and I will continue to consult with them in future."

What do I get when I book this course?

• 1 day training course with an Axure RP Pro approved trainer.
• A pack of training materials including links to online resources.
• Example Axure RP Pro files to take away and re-use in your own prototypes.
• A proper, air-conditioned learning environment.
• CPD-approved course attendance certificate.
• A 2-course lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
• A money-back guarantee.

More details on what you get.

Duration

This course lasts one day.

About your trainer

This seminar is led by Ritch Macefield and Alan Trow-Poole of AXtrainers.

In-house training

We can bring this course to you and run it for a fixed all-inclusive fee no matter where you are. All you have to do is provide the delegates and the meeting room.