Is Flash programming good for GUI prototyping?

Question

I used to think that Flash was a program for designers or just for web purposes, but now i am working in rapid prototyping for GUI and i am trying to learn some flash just to evaluate as solution for this kind of projects. I found very useful some graphical capabilities, like combine graphics and video together, modify pixels, good interaction with user input...

what do you think? is flash good solution? or is limited because his web/designer origin?

br.

Answer 1

Flash is not limited for GUI possibilities because you can create custom controls with vector graphics.

You have a blank slate with Flash to create as complex a GUI as you desire. But if you are prototyping for Windows use Visual Studio to drag and drop or numerous open source tools for UNIX and MAC GUI drag and drop or just use an image creation tool.

In short, Flash could be a good tool to prototype if you are creating highly customized interfaces. Otherwise, no. There are easier UI development tools out there for standardized stuff.