1. Django and RAP
Elia Contini
Django Day, Apr 21 2012, Brescia (Italy)

2. Design phase (Classic)
UX Designer Note: this is a simplified schema
Wireframes
Client interview / validation
Graphic Designer, etc.
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3. Design phase (Classic): side-effects
Wireframes
● They give no sense or insight into flow.
● They have to be created at various different screen sizes to
account for how customers will actually see them.
● The client won't see them in their native element. The
context is wrong.
3 Feb 2012 - Wireframes are Dead, Long Live Wireframes, ZURBlog
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4. Design phase (RAP)
Note: this is a simplified schema
UX Designer,
Front-end Dev
Prototypes
Client interview / validation
Graphic Designer, etc.
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5. Design phase (RAP): side-effects
● Widgets themes can distract client and create false
expectations
● Less creativity
● Time and effort
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6. Case study: MR. EDU [1/3]
Users
elementary students, teachers and parents
Main goal
define a method to design and develop web apps for educational
activities
Methodology
Ethnographic study, Personas and Scenarios, Prototyping, User
test
Time constraint
No
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7. Case study: MR. EDU [2/3]
Technologies
Python + Django, HTML5 + CSS, RDF (rdflib)
Step 0
Wireframes and workflow definition
Step 1
(Django Template Layer) Workflow improvements and multi-
device testing
Step 2
(Django ORM) Database design and backend implementation
Source: http://code.google.com/p/mr-edu/
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8. Case study: MR. EDU [3/3]
Conclusion
● focus on process and users
● rapid release of functionalities (~15 days)
● users always involved in the implementation / design
● debug time → 0
● desktop and tablet version available at the end of the process
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9. Further reading
● The Death of the Wireframe? Towards An Integrated
Approach to UX Design
http://www.fabernovel.com/en/blog/284-the-death-of-the-wireframe-towards-an-integrated-approach-to-ux-design
● Prototyping, Todd Zaki Warfel, Rosenfeld Media, 2009
● Sviluppare applicazioni con Django, Marco Beri, Apogeo, 2009
● Python, Marco Beri, Collana Pocket, Apogeo, 2007
● Design with Progressive Enhancement, Parker et al., New
Riders, 2010
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10. Thank you!
Grazie!
Vielen Dank!
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