Draw by hand. With a computer.
Title: Sqetch, an Illustrator Wireframe Toolkit Context: Super cool vector UI templates with a slick hand-drawn feel. Synopsis: If you are looking to give your next wireframe presentation a bit of...
View ArticleDon’t wireframe, build!
Title: Wireframes are dead, long live rapid prototyping Context: Prototypes may be harder to make, but do they make a UX designer’s job easier in the long run? Synopsis: As software design becomes more...
View ArticleWireframes and software development: They don’t have to make you cry.
Title: From Wireframes to Code, Part I Context: Can wireframes work harder in the software development process than as merely a UI blueprint? Sure. Why not? Synopsis: The value of wireframes may...
View Article#ux iota: Minimalist IA tool. Oh ASCII, is there anything you can’t do?
A bare bones, browser based tool that uses JavaScript and ASCII text to build basic wireframes. Short, sweet, simple and clean. _____ _____ _____ _____ __ _ /\ / ____|/ ____|_ _|_ _|/ _| | / \ | (___ |...
View ArticleYou don’t ship wireframes.
Title: Don’t design wireframes. Document experience! Context: Sure part of the job is building wireframes. The key phrase being “part of”. Synopsis: Architects aren’t judged on the beauty of their...
View ArticleTo create sketchy designs, avoid sketching.
Title: Why It’s Important to Sketch Before You Wireframe Context: Sketch. Sketch. A thousand times; sketch. Synopsis: The human mind has had millennia to evolve into the wonderfully complex ideation...
View Article#ux iota: Prototype or die.
Why prototyping beats wireframing. You’re making, not documenting. You can feel the thing you’re making. You’ve got a thing you can start testing, in all kinds of ways, almost immediately. Prototyping...
View ArticleReturn Of The Attack Of The Killer Pencils Part 2 The Sequel!!!!!!
Title: Don’t Be Afraid of a Pencil. Context: Sketching isn’t something to be afraid of…Unless someone stabs you in the brain with a pencil. But that almost never happens. Synopsis: Yes you can sketch....
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