Is there any UX-designer / prototyping tool that can mimic a finished UI for demoing purposes?

#1

I am an artist and not a coder.
Sometimes it happens that I want to demo a UI - either to present an opinion as in “this is how I’d like the UI for Nvidia Shield to look like” or to present a design for a tool like in “Can someone program a script that looks like this and behaves like that when you press here?”.

Thing is, I can always design a UI in Photoshop. Then I draw arrows and make a whole mind-map of how the tool is supposed to be.
But what if there is a tool where I can create a UI/prototype that I can actually navigate in to demo it?

Anyone who can push me to the right direction? The less coding, the better, but if a tool is better with a little coding, I might be able to handle it :slight_smile:

#2

Hey Haider,

Functionality always means programming in the one or another way. By writing real code or by so called visual scripting.

Common Game engines like Unity or Unreal have a UI solution onboard, which could be used for this purpose. There are also non programming solutions in the asset stores from what i remember. For Unity the Playmaker scripts for example. Not sure though if this tool also makes UI stuff. You could also try tools like Gamemaker or Construct. Both non programming tools to create 2d games.


https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UISystem.html
https://hutonggames.com/

Kind regards Tiles

#3

Have you considered Adobe XD yet? It’s designed for exactly that purpose, rapid prototyping of UI/UX.

www.adobe.com/products/xd/prototyping-tool.html

#4

You are correct of course, and I am sure that the more coding you know, the better and more unique stuff you can do.
Luckily, the last years we can see way more non-coder solutions than ever before. I’ve seen such for web development, wordpress and so on. Of course, they are limited to what they were intended to do and that’s where coding, as you stated, comes in.
For me, that might be good enough

I’ll give it a try as soon as the holidays end. The IT guy has locked the Creative Cloud software so I cant install anything by myself.
It seems very promising though!

If anyone has more options, please do share your suggestions!