New PC based design and prototyping tools are making it easier for user interface designers to rapidly implement prototypes of new user interfaces for complex systems. We used such a tool to design the user interface for an on-line data base that was being developed to replace an existing batch system. The tool not only made the design of the user interface easier, but it also allowed us to present a prototype of the system to end users and to conduct design reviews in an interactive fashion. This allowed us to actively involve users in the design of the user interface and resulted in a better design that met both the users requirements and our own internal design goals.
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