prototyping

I have been working on a project recently where we have been performing user tests against Drupal prototypes. The audience is a mix of people from regular users of Drupal to marketers who have never seen the platform.

We are seeing a trend where people are regularly distracted and/or confused by things within Drupal core's interface. One example is we designed a test where users would edit a node and change the workflow state. Users found it challenging to even find where to go to edit the node.

Ishmael gave a great preso on theming last meeting. He touched on wireframing. What tools do you currently use to wire frame? Does anyone use Fireworks? Is their any interest in learning Fireworks or refreshing your knowledge? This is a great rapid prototyping tool to have in your tool set.