survey

[Steven John Pannell <sjp@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>]

I am an MSc student at the University of London (sjp@dcs.qmw.ac.uk).  I
am conducting research in User Interface Design Tools.  I would
appreciate it if any designers out there would take 5-10 minutes to
respond to the following survey concerning you use of User Interface
Design Tools.


1. What is your background discipline

	[  ] Computer science
	[  ] Graphic design
	[  ] Art
	[  ] Human Factors
	Other:

2.  How may years of experience do you have in designing user
interfaces?


3.  At the initial design stage what tools do you use?


	[  ] Pencil & paper
	[  ] Whiteboard & marker
	[  ] Drawing/Sketching software
	Other:

4.  What would you say is the main disadvantage of your chosen design
tool?



5.  What would you say is the main advantage of your chosen design tool?



6.  Do you use interface builders or prototyping tools (e.g.
NeXT/Hypercard)?

	[  ] Yes
	[  ] No

7.  If Yes what software packages do you use most often?



8. What would you say are the main disadvantages of these tools?



9.  What would you say are the main advantages of  these tools?



10.  I am working on an electronic sketchpad that will allow designers
to rapidly sketch an interactive user interface using a graphics
tablet.  What do you think are the main advantages and disadvantages of
electronic sketching?




Thank you for taking the time to respond to my survey.  I would
appreciate it if you could email your responses to sjp@dcs.qmw.ac.uk. 
If you have an questions, or would like further information feel free to
contact me.

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Steven Pannell
sjp@dcs.qmw.ac.uk
http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/~sjp