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Everyone Should Learn to Wireframe. Start with Pen + Paper.

• yid 14y ago
  Interesting...just yesterday, I was attempting to wireframe an idea I had and found myself hopelessly lost (I'm not a designer). While in the past I generally used quick sketches, it looks like you advocate a more detailed approach to wireframes, where they almost look like the finished product on paper. How do you trade that off with rapid iterations and the time needed for re-drawing detailed drawings?
  • vlokshin 14y ago
    I DO NOT recommend that. I recommend quick sketches until an idea is clear. That's why I go pencil -> thin pen -> thick pen. I only move from pencil to thin pen when an idea is clear, and thin pen to thick pen when the actual visual is clear.
    • yid 14y ago
      Aah I see, your screenshots already looked quite detailed to me. I guess what I've been doing is more like scribbling rather than wireframing.
      • vlokshin 14y ago
        :) try drawing frames. That's what I use the business card for. It definitely helps to organize thoughts a bit.
• ckluis 14y ago
  I would have mentioned - http://www.uistencils.com http://www.uistencils.com - the new whiteboard tool is perfect for the non-designers to iterate fast.
  • vlokshin 14y ago
    Awesome. I think I tried one of their products in the early days -- have you had good luck with these? Are you talking about this one specifically: http://www.uistencils.com/collections/frontpage/products/browser-dry-erase-board-whiteboard http://www.uistencils.com/collections/frontpage/products/bro...
    • ckluis 14y ago
      http://www.uistencils.com/products/whiteboard-stencil http://www.uistencils.com/products/whiteboard-stencil